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Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of
thee, and so hate thee.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of
thee, and so hate thee.
Patience is sorrow's salve.
Patience is sorrow's salve.
Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.
Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.
Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.
[Fr., La parole a ete donnce a l'homme pour deguiser read more
Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.
[Fr., La parole a ete donnce a l'homme pour deguiser sa pensee.]
Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]
Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]
What he has is of no more use to the miser than that which he has
not.
What he has is of no more use to the miser than that which he has
not.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
