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A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
Faire language grates not the tongue.
Faire language grates not the tongue.
It's a proud horse that will not carry his owne provender.
It's a proud horse that will not carry his owne provender.
Wherein is the use of getting rid of one thorn out of many?
Wherein is the use of getting rid of one thorn out of many?
How poor are they that have not patience!
What wound did ever heal but by degrees?
How poor are they that have not patience!
What wound did ever heal but by degrees?
As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which
is without discretion.
As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which
is without discretion.
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.
The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.
