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Hee that hath one hogge makes him fat, and hee that hath one son
makes him a foole.
Hee that hath one hogge makes him fat, and hee that hath one son
makes him a foole.
Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest read more
Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest thought.
I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.
I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
Without businesse debauchery.
Without businesse debauchery.
A friend is a second self.
A friend is a second self.