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Hee that marries for wealth sells his liberty.
Hee that marries for wealth sells his liberty.
Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears
Her snaky crest.
Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears
Her snaky crest.
But when to mischief mortals bend their will,
How soon they find fit instruments of ill.
But when to mischief mortals bend their will,
How soon they find fit instruments of ill.
Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.
Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.
These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.
These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
A true friend is tested in adversity.
A true friend is tested in adversity.
My ventures are not in one bottom trusted.
My ventures are not in one bottom trusted.