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Marriages are made in Heaven.
Marriages are made in Heaven.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.
Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.
There are a kind of men so loose of soul,
That in their sleeps will mutter their affairs.
There are a kind of men so loose of soul,
That in their sleeps will mutter their affairs.
A great dowry is a bed full of brables.
A great dowry is a bed full of brables.
Don't promise twice what you can do at once.
Don't promise twice what you can do at once.
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
I am not now in fortune's power,
He that is down can fall no lower.
I am not now in fortune's power,
He that is down can fall no lower.
He who has wronged you is either stronger or weaker than
yourself: be he weaker, spare him; be he read more
He who has wronged you is either stronger or weaker than
yourself: be he weaker, spare him; be he stronger, then spare
yourself.