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The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
All was false and hollow, though his tongue
Dropt manna, and could make the worst appear
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All was false and hollow, though his tongue
Dropt manna, and could make the worst appear
The better reason.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Where there is peace, God is.
Where there is peace, God is.
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.
Hee begins to die, that quits his desires.
Hee begins to die, that quits his desires.
Like lips like lettuce (i.e. like has met its like).
(Lat., Similem habent labra lactucam.]
Like lips like lettuce (i.e. like has met its like).
(Lat., Similem habent labra lactucam.]
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
