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I wont let a wife lead me to the altar. [I will not have a wife
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I wont let a wife lead me to the altar. [I will not have a wife
that shall be my master.]
Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.
Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.
When they can't win in fair fight, they resort to all sorts of
sly tricks.
When they can't win in fair fight, they resort to all sorts of
sly tricks.
All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
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All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
But to be lost when sweetest.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
Wood halfe burnt is easily kindled.
Wood halfe burnt is easily kindled.
Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.