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Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.
Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.
One man thinks one thing best, another another.
One man thinks one thing best, another another.
A great dowry is a bed full of brables.
A great dowry is a bed full of brables.
God made the country, and man made the town.
God made the country, and man made the town.
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.
Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.
Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.
The smell of money is good, come whence it may. [Alluding to
Vespasian's tax on ordure.]
The smell of money is good, come whence it may. [Alluding to
Vespasian's tax on ordure.]
