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The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
Many a smale maketh a grate.
Many a smale maketh a grate.
Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.
Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.
Prosperity lets goe the bridle.
[Prosperity lets go the bridle.]
Prosperity lets goe the bridle.
[Prosperity lets go the bridle.]
The Rich knowes not who is his friend.
The Rich knowes not who is his friend.
Although you may strut about, proud of your purse, fortune
changes not birth.
Although you may strut about, proud of your purse, fortune
changes not birth.
A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own
heart, his next to escape the read more
A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own
heart, his next to escape the censures of the world.
Hee that hath one hogge makes him fat, and hee that hath one son
makes him a foole.
Hee that hath one hogge makes him fat, and hee that hath one son
makes him a foole.
