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An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
A wolfe will never make war against another wolfe.
A wolfe will never make war against another wolfe.
By penitence th' Eternal's wrath's appeas'd.
By penitence th' Eternal's wrath's appeas'd.
Just when you think you've finally hit bottom, someone tosses you
a shovel.
Just when you think you've finally hit bottom, someone tosses you
a shovel.
In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.
In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.
He that is once borne, once must dy.
He that is once borne, once must dy.
Hee that keepes his owne makes warre.
Hee that keepes his owne makes warre.
If the husband be not at home, there is nobodie.
If the husband be not at home, there is nobodie.
