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Preferment goes by letter and affection.
Preferment goes by letter and affection.
One father is more then a hundred Schoolemasters.
[One father is more than a hundred Schoolmasters.]
One father is more then a hundred Schoolemasters.
[One father is more than a hundred Schoolmasters.]
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
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.
'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck read more
'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck at.
Want of pluck shows want of blood.
Want of pluck shows want of blood.
In avoiding one evil we fall into another, if we use not
discretion.
In avoiding one evil we fall into another, if we use not
discretion.
Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont.
Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont.
Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.
Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.