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Those, that with haste will make a mighty fire,
Begin it with weak straws.
Those, that with haste will make a mighty fire,
Begin it with weak straws.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.
Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.
On a good bargaine thinke twice.
On a good bargaine thinke twice.
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis read more
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in
errore perseverare.]
