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The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.
A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.
New customs,
Though they be never so ridiculous,
(Nay, let 'em be unmanly), yet are followed.
New customs,
Though they be never so ridiculous,
(Nay, let 'em be unmanly), yet are followed.
He that gaines well and spends well, needes no count booke.
He that gaines well and spends well, needes no count booke.
It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.
It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.
Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth
not.
Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth
not.
For want of a naile the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the
horse is lost, for read more
For want of a naile the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the
horse is lost, for want of a horse the rider is lost.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
A mouse relies not solely on one hole.
A mouse relies not solely on one hole.
