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Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad,
will work out his ruin.
A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad,
will work out his ruin.
To bee beloved is above all bargaines.
To bee beloved is above all bargaines.
Thinke of ease, but worke on.
Thinke of ease, but worke on.
Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]
Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]
A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
[A long tongue is a sign of a short read more
A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
[A long tongue is a sign of a short hand.]
Hee that sendes a foole, means to follow him.
Hee that sendes a foole, means to follow him.
