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Ships feare fire more then water.
Ships feare fire more then water.
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.
Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.
What one day gives us, another takes away from us.
What one day gives us, another takes away from us.
Good things soon find a purchaser.
Good things soon find a purchaser.
Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!
Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!
You may break, you may shatter the vase, as you will,
But the scent of the roses will hang read more
You may break, you may shatter the vase, as you will,
But the scent of the roses will hang round it still.
