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He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
He that marries late, marries ill.
He that marries late, marries ill.
Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.
There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Too much of anything is bad.
Too much of anything is bad.
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some
coveted after, they have erred read more
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some
coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced
themselves through with many sorrows.