Such a beginning, such an end.

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Such a beginning, such an end.

Proverb collected by Thomas Preston

Thomas Preston (compiler), A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, proverb 102. — https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/39281/pg39281-images.html#proverb_102

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It's better to be lucky than wise.

Proverb collected by Thomas Preston · Thomas Preston (compiler), A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, proverb 1016. — https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/39281/pg39281-images.html#proverb_1016

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Man proposes, God disposes.

Proverb collected by Thomas Preston · Thomas Preston (compiler), A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, proverb 1023. — https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/39281/pg39281-images.html#proverb_1023

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The world's a bubble, and the life of man less than a span.

Quotation recorded by James Wood · Wood, Dictionary of Quotations, ebook 48105, HTML paragraph 23901. Printed attribution: Bacon. — https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48105

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