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The blind eate many a flie.
The blind eate many a flie.
The goal of yesterday will be our starting-point to-morrow.
The goal of yesterday will be our starting-point to-morrow.
Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.
Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem read more
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem dii diligunt,
Adolescens moritur, dum valet, sentit, sapit.]
A righteous man regardeth the life of this beast: but the tender
mercies of the wicked are cruel.
A righteous man regardeth the life of this beast: but the tender
mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Hee that lies long a bed, his estate feeles it.
Hee that lies long a bed, his estate feeles it.
Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.
Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.
