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Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.
These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.
Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.
Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
A jade eates as much as a good horse.
A jade eates as much as a good horse.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
Words pay no debts.
Words pay no debts.
At morn the blackcock trims his jetty wing,
'Tis morning prompts the linnet's blithest lay;
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At morn the blackcock trims his jetty wing,
'Tis morning prompts the linnet's blithest lay;
All Nature's children feel the matin spring
Of life reviving, with reviving day.
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
