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It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good cloth give.
Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good cloth give.
A great dowry is a bed full of brables.
A great dowry is a bed full of brables.
Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
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Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
And trifles life.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.
He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.
No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.
No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.
The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
