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Every ill man hath his ill day.
Every ill man hath his ill day.
A Marchant that gaines not, looseth.
A Marchant that gaines not, looseth.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
He that hath time and looks for better time, time comes that he
repents himself of time.
He that hath time and looks for better time, time comes that he
repents himself of time.
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
The more highminded a man is the more easily is his anger
appeased.
The more highminded a man is the more easily is his anger
appeased.
Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.
Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.
Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.
Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
