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In prosperity you may count on many friends; if the sky becomes
overcast you will be alone.
In prosperity you may count on many friends; if the sky becomes
overcast you will be alone.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
The Court hath no Almanack.
The Court hath no Almanack.
Speake fitly, or be silent wisely.
Speake fitly, or be silent wisely.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?
Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?
But who alas! can love and then be wise?
But who alas! can love and then be wise?
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
