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    Will fortune never come with both hands full,
    But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
    She either gives a stomach and no food--
    Such are the poor, in health--or else a feast
    And takes away the stomach-- such are the rich,
    That have abundance, and enjoy it not.

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Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.

Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years
after.
[Who eats the king's goose voids read more

Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years
after.
[Who eats the king's goose voids the feathers a hundred years
after.]

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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This victory will be your I ruin.

This victory will be your I ruin.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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But what avail'd this temperance, not complete
Against another object more enticing?

But what avail'd this temperance, not complete
Against another object more enticing?

by Thomas Middleton Found in: General Sayings,
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After the house is finisht, leave it.

After the house is finisht, leave it.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Better suffer ill, then doe ill.

Better suffer ill, then doe ill.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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A shippe and a woman are ever repairing.

A shippe and a woman are ever repairing.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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All keyes hang not on one girdle.

All keyes hang not on one girdle.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
[Lat., Noli equi dentes inspicere donati.]

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
[Lat., Noli equi dentes inspicere donati.]

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