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Honourable peace becomes men, fierce anger should belong to
beasts.
Honourable peace becomes men, fierce anger should belong to
beasts.
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.
He that feares death lives not.
He that feares death lives not.
He assigned it to regions more than tropical.
He assigned it to regions more than tropical.
There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.
There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.
Take heed of mad folks in a narrow place.
Take heed of mad folks in a narrow place.
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, read more
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, frost, and woe,
Where peace and hospitality might reign.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a read more
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a weak mind.]
