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Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
One mouth doth nothing without another.
One mouth doth nothing without another.
He that looseth is Marchant as well as he that gaines.
He that looseth is Marchant as well as he that gaines.
Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.
Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.
Shun an inquisitive man, he is invariably a tell-tale.
Shun an inquisitive man, he is invariably a tell-tale.
The first blow is as much as two.
The first blow is as much as two.
From a chollerick man withdraw a little; from him that saies
nothing, for ever.
From a chollerick man withdraw a little; from him that saies
nothing, for ever.
He that hath little is the lesse durtie.
He that hath little is the lesse durtie.
