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'Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.
'Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.
There are faults we would fain pardon.
There are faults we would fain pardon.
He that deales in the world needes foure seeves.
He that deales in the world needes foure seeves.
Who hath a Wolfe for his mate, needes a Dog for his man.
Who hath a Wolfe for his mate, needes a Dog for his man.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
A novice always behaves with propriety.
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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.
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.
It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.