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Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years
after.
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Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years
after.
[Who eats the king's goose voids the feathers a hundred years
after.]
The Smith and his penny both are black.
The Smith and his penny both are black.
Much will always wanting be
To him who much desires.
Much will always wanting be
To him who much desires.
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.
If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.
If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be
insulted.
If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be
insulted.
When anger rises, think of the consequences.
When anger rises, think of the consequences.