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A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
A smiling face is half the meal.
A smiling face is half the meal.
Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion.
Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion.
Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
He that plaies his mony ought not to value it.
He that plaies his mony ought not to value it.
When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.
When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
