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Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.
Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.
After dinner rest awhile, after supper walk a mile.
After dinner rest awhile, after supper walk a mile.
Idle folks have the most labour.
Idle folks have the most labour.
'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.
So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.
Sweet is revenge--especially to women.
Sweet is revenge--especially to women.
Old praise dies, unlesse you feede it.
Old praise dies, unlesse you feede it.
Nothing lasts but the Church.
Nothing lasts but the Church.