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Of a little thing a little displeaseth.
Of a little thing a little displeaseth.
A Lyons skin is never cheape.
A Lyons skin is never cheape.
 The girl is the smallest portion of herself. [The girl is all 
crinoline and chignon.]  
 The girl is the smallest portion of herself. [The girl is all 
crinoline and chignon.] 
Never was anything so inconsistent.
Never was anything so inconsistent.
 For want of a naile the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the 
horse is lost, for read more 
 For want of a naile the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the 
horse is lost, for want of a horse the rider is lost. 
Which of these two is the greater fool?
Which of these two is the greater fool?
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
He that marries late, marries ill.
He that marries late, marries ill.
 A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too 
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 A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too 
bus to take care of his tools.