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He that staies does the businesse.
He that staies does the businesse.
Where you thinke there is bacon, there is no Chimney.
Where you thinke there is bacon, there is no Chimney.
How well I feathered by nest.
How well I feathered by nest.
But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a read more
But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a scheme which left us flaccid and
drained.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Whistle, and I'll come to you, my lad.
Whistle, and I'll come to you, my lad.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
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Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
Ride more than thou goest,
Learn more than thou trowest,
Set less than thou throwest;
Leave thy drink and thy whore,
And keep in-a-door,
And thou shalt have more
Than two tens to a score.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
