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Preferment goes by letter and affection.
Preferment goes by letter and affection.
When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.
When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.
Good things soon find a purchaser.
Good things soon find a purchaser.
The getting out of doors is the greatest part of the journey.
The getting out of doors is the greatest part of the journey.
Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,
Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
They say, best men are moulded out of faults.
They say, best men are moulded out of faults.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
