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Hee that respects not, is not respected.
Hee that respects not, is not respected.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
With devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
With devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.
Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.
A novice always behaves with propriety.
A novice always behaves with propriety.
Sit in your place and none can make you rise.
Sit in your place and none can make you rise.
He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.
He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
