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The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.
The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.
From the disease of one the whole flock perishes.
From the disease of one the whole flock perishes.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
Their own death accompanies the wound they inflict.
Their own death accompanies the wound they inflict.
The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.
The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.
Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.
Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.
Time flies never to be recalled.
Time flies never to be recalled.
Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can.
Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can.
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.