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In going abroad we change the climate not our dispositions.
In going abroad we change the climate not our dispositions.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh,
it is a tree of life.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh,
it is a tree of life.
Beate the dog before the Lyon.
Beate the dog before the Lyon.
Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
But with what incessant and grievous ills is old age surrounded!
But with what incessant and grievous ills is old age surrounded!
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.
Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.
God helps those who help themselves.
God helps those who help themselves.
