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A handfull of good life is better then a bushell of learning.
A handfull of good life is better then a bushell of learning.
He that is once borne, once must dy.
He that is once borne, once must dy.
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
They say, best men are moulded out of faults.
They say, best men are moulded out of faults.
The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before read more
When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before the oak, then you may expect a soak.
The singing man keepes his shop in his throate.
The singing man keepes his shop in his throate.
A City that parlies is half gotten.
A City that parlies is half gotten.
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
