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Getting married is like putting one’s hand in a bag containing 99 serpents and one eel.

Thomas More

The way to heaven out of all places is of length and distance.
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Distance Heaven Place
A pretty face may be enough to catch a man, but it takes character and good nature to hold him.
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Character Enough Face Himself Hold Man
The things we pray for, good Lord, give us grace to labor for.
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Grace Hard Work Prayer
Every tribulation which ever comes our way either is sent to be medicinal, if we will take it as such, or may become medicinal, if we will make it such, or is better than medicinal, unless we forsake it.
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Medicine Ourselves Way
You wouldn’t abandon ship in a storm just because you couldn’t control the winds.
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Abandon Control Storm Wind
Howbeit, this one thing, son, I assure you on my faith, that if the parties will at hands call for justice, then, all were it my father stood on the one side, and the devil on the other, his cause being good, the devil should have right.
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Devil Faith Goodness Hands Oneself Right Thing
What part soever you take upon you, play that as well as you can and make the best of it.
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Best Play Yourself
Anyone who campaigns for public office becomes disqualified for holding any office at all.
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Campaign Hold Office
It is only natural, of course, that each man should think his own opinions best: the crow loves his fledgling, and the ape his cub.
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Himself Love Man Natural Thinking
The servant may not look to be in better case than his master.
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Better Master Servant
Yea, marry, now it is somewhat, for now it is rhyme; before, it was neither rhyme nor reason.
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Marriage Reason Rhyme
There are several sorts of religions, not only in different parts of the island, but even in every town; some worshipping the sun, others the moon or one of the planets.
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Moon Planet Religion Several Worship
No more like together than is chalke to coles.
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Cole Togetherness
Laws could be passed to keep the leader of a government from getting too much power.
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Government Law Leadership
It is part of the business of life to be affable and pleasing to those whom either nature, chance or circumstance has made our companions.
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Business Chance Life Nature Ourselves
Oh! blame not the bard.
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Blame One Liner

Getting married is like putting one’s hand in a bag containing 99 serpents and one eel.

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