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Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.
Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.
Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.
The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
One houres sleepe before midnight is worth three after.
[One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.]
One houres sleepe before midnight is worth three after.
[One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.]
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
For 'tis not good that children should know any wickedness.
For 'tis not good that children should know any wickedness.
The man that heweth over high,
Some chip falleth in his eye.
The man that heweth over high,
Some chip falleth in his eye.