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From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
It is engendered in the eyes;
By gazing fed; and fancy dies
In the cradle where it read more
It is engendered in the eyes;
By gazing fed; and fancy dies
In the cradle where it lies.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
The sense of death is most in apprehension.
The sense of death is most in apprehension.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.
Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.
Praise day at night, and life at the end.
Praise day at night, and life at the end.