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Princes are venison in Heaven.
Princes are venison in Heaven.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
After supper walk a mile.
After supper walk a mile.
There are many things which may not be uttered by men in
threadbare coats.
There are many things which may not be uttered by men in
threadbare coats.
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.
If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.
Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.
Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.
Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.
Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.