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In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you
bee drowned.
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you
bee drowned.
A true friend is tested in adversity.
A true friend is tested in adversity.
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
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She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
In her mouth, not a wooden ladle.
Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can.
Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can.
No man will revel long in the indulgence of crime.
No man will revel long in the indulgence of crime.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.