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Things are worth what they will fetch at a sale.
Things are worth what they will fetch at a sale.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!
You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!
A small heart hath small desires.
A small heart hath small desires.
The Court hath no Almanack.
The Court hath no Almanack.
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.
The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.
He gives twice who gives quickly.
[Lat., Bis dat qui cito dat.]
- credited to Publius read more
He gives twice who gives quickly.
[Lat., Bis dat qui cito dat.]
- credited to Publius Syrus Mimus,
