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Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
One swallow does not make spring.
One swallow does not make spring.
Autumnall Agues are long, or mortall.
Autumnall Agues are long, or mortall.
Let to-morrow take care of to-morrow,
Leave things of the future to fate;
What's the use to read more
Let to-morrow take care of to-morrow,
Leave things of the future to fate;
What's the use to anticipate sorrow?
Life's troubles come never too late.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
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Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
Ride more than thou goest,
Learn more than thou trowest,
Set less than thou throwest;
Leave thy drink and thy whore,
And keep in-a-door,
And thou shalt have more
Than two tens to a score.
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
Such pains they take to look pretty.
Such pains they take to look pretty.
He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.
He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.