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He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
[The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches.]
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
[The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches.]
There are more men threatned then stricken.
There are more men threatned then stricken.
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
He that steals an egge, will steal an oxe.
He that steals an egge, will steal an oxe.
That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage
against her will.
That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage
against her will.
Crime requires further crime to conceal it.
Crime requires further crime to conceal it.
Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.
Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
