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There is an hour wherein a man might be happy all his life, could
he find it.
There is an hour wherein a man might be happy all his life, could
he find it.
Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
In doubtful matters boldness is everything.
In doubtful matters boldness is everything.
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
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For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
One ungrateful man injures all who need assistance.
One ungrateful man injures all who need assistance.
In vaine is the mill-clacke, if the Miller his hearing lack.
In vaine is the mill-clacke, if the Miller his hearing lack.
That which is not forbidden, is not on that account permitted.
That which is not forbidden, is not on that account permitted.
If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless
you have been sparing.
If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless
you have been sparing.