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In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return
unto the ground; for out of read more
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return
unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou
art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
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Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
She either gives a stomach and no food--
Such are the poor, in health--or else a feast
And takes away the stomach-- such are the rich,
That have abundance, and enjoy it not.
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
His sickness increases from the remedies applied to cure it.
His sickness increases from the remedies applied to cure it.
All our pompe the earth covers.
All our pompe the earth covers.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
He is onely bright that shines by himselfe.
He is onely bright that shines by himselfe.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
