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To cut a whetstone with a razor.
To cut a whetstone with a razor.
To seek a laurel wreath from a bride-cake. [To seek glory by
some trifling performance. A carpet knight.]
To seek a laurel wreath from a bride-cake. [To seek glory by
some trifling performance. A carpet knight.]
No better than you should be.
No better than you should be.
As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.
As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.
To give importance to trifling matters.
To give importance to trifling matters.
As clear and as manifest as the nose in a man's face.
As clear and as manifest as the nose in a man's face.
A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].
A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].
