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What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.
What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife.
[He can give little to his servant that read more
He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife.
[He can give little to his servant that licks his knife.]
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.
Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.
Take all the swift advantage of the hours.
Take all the swift advantage of the hours.
They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
Let each man have according to his deserts.
Let each man have according to his deserts.
