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He that gaines well and spends well, needes no count booke.
He that gaines well and spends well, needes no count booke.
Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
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Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
She either gives a stomach and no food--
Such are the poor, in health--or else a feast
And takes away the stomach-- such are the rich,
That have abundance, and enjoy it not.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.
The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.
And there stalks Discord delighted with her torn mantle.
And there stalks Discord delighted with her torn mantle.
If things look badly to-day they may look better tomorrow.
If things look badly to-day they may look better tomorrow.
Regarding nothing as done, while ought remained to be done.
Regarding nothing as done, while ought remained to be done.
The Catt sees not the mouse ever.
The Catt sees not the mouse ever.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.