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Councell breakes not the head.
Councell breakes not the head.
The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together;
our virtues would be proud read more
The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together;
our virtues would be proud if our faults whipped them not, and
our crimes would despair if they were not cherished by our
virtues.
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the read more
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the nation;
Sure John and I are more than quit.
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.
A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too
bus to take care read more
A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too
bus to take care of his tools.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.
Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
