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A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]
It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]
Bear and forbear.
Bear and forbear.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.
Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.
