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As the yellow gold is tried in the fire, so is sincerity tested
in adversity.
As the yellow gold is tried in the fire, so is sincerity tested
in adversity.
It's a bold mouse that nestles in the catts eare.
It's a bold mouse that nestles in the catts eare.
Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel.
Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel.
He lives unsafely, that lookes too neere on things.
He lives unsafely, that lookes too neere on things.
The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.
The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.
Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.
Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.
Better fed than taught.
Better fed than taught.
Hunger makes dinners, pastime suppers.
Hunger makes dinners, pastime suppers.
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
