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A crown
Golden in show, is but a wreath of thorns,
Bring dangers, troubles, cares, and sleepless read more
A crown
Golden in show, is but a wreath of thorns,
Bring dangers, troubles, cares, and sleepless nights
To him who wears the regal diadem.
Goe not for every griefe to the Phtsitian, nor for every quarrell
to the Lawyer, nor for every thirst read more
Goe not for every griefe to the Phtsitian, nor for every quarrell
to the Lawyer, nor for every thirst to the pot.
The more thou stir it the worse it will be.
The more thou stir it the worse it will be.
Many a smale maketh a grate.
Many a smale maketh a grate.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
'Tis hard to be wretched, but worse to be knowne so.
'Tis hard to be wretched, but worse to be knowne so.
A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad,
will work out his ruin.
A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad,
will work out his ruin.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
