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'Tis hard to be wretched, but worse to be knowne so.
'Tis hard to be wretched, but worse to be knowne so.
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
Circumstances alter cases.
Circumstances alter cases.
The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.
The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that
ruleth his spirit than he read more
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that
ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
Little losses amaze, great tame.
Little losses amaze, great tame.
