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Better a snotty child, then his nose wip'd off.
Better a snotty child, then his nose wip'd off.
When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
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When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before the oak, then you may expect a soak.
Comparisons are odious.
Comparisons are odious.
He who meditates a crime secretly within himself has all the
guilt of the act.
He who meditates a crime secretly within himself has all the
guilt of the act.
Catch the opportunity while it lasts, and rely not on what the
morrow may bring.
Catch the opportunity while it lasts, and rely not on what the
morrow may bring.
We have to thank God for this retirement.
We have to thank God for this retirement.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
No choice amongst stinking fish.
No choice amongst stinking fish.
A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.
A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.