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He that would be well, needs not goe from his owne house.
He that would be well, needs not goe from his owne house.
For well-dowered wife, credit, friends, birth and beauty,
all-powerful money gives them all.
For well-dowered wife, credit, friends, birth and beauty,
all-powerful money gives them all.
Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to read more
Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to th's first.
Know all and you will pardon all.
Know all and you will pardon all.
A blustering night, a faire day.
A blustering night, a faire day.
Not even the gods can withstand necessity.
Not even the gods can withstand necessity.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
Ill blows the wind that profits nobody.
Ill blows the wind that profits nobody.
