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An injury graves itself in metal, but a benefit writes itself in water.

It shew'd discretion, the best part of valor.

Nose, nose, holly red nose, And who gave thee that jolly red nose? Nutmegs and ginger, cinammon and cloves; And they gave me this jolly red nose.

Lie lightly on my ashes, gentle earthe.

Evil beginning houres may end in good.

Look babies in your eyes, my pretty sweet one.

Nothing can cover his high fame but Heaven; No pyramids set off his memories, But the eternal substance of his greatness,-- To which I leave him.

Nothing is thought rare Which is not new, and follow'd; yet we know That what was worn some twenty years ago Comes into grace again.

Yet what are they, the learned and the great? Awhile of longer wonderment the theme! Who shall presume to prophesy their date, Where nought is certain save the uncertainty of fate? - Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher,

Fortune, now see, now proudly Pluck off thy veil, and view thy triumph; look, Look what thou hast brought this land to!--

No friend's a friend till prove a friend.

The true way to gain much, is never to desire to gain too much.

Here's an acre sown indeed, With the richest royalest seed.

One foot in the grave.

Nothing can cover his high fame but Heaven; No pyramids set off his memories, But the eternal substance of his greatness,-- To which I leave him.

A civil habit Oft covers a good man.

To have been happy, madame, adds to calamity.

Hunger is sharper than the sword.

'Twas he Gave heat unto the injury, which returned Like a petard ill lighted, unto the bosom Of himn gave fire to it.

It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it.