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The wife is the key of the house.
The wife is the key of the house.
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
Still fisheth he that catcheth one.
Still fisheth he that catcheth one.
Every inordinate cup is unblessed, and the ingredient is a devil.
Every inordinate cup is unblessed, and the ingredient is a devil.
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
Although you may strut about, proud of your purse, fortune
changes not birth.
Although you may strut about, proud of your purse, fortune
changes not birth.
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
