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He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife.
[He can give little to his servant that read more
He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife.
[He can give little to his servant that licks his knife.]
Disgraces are like cherries, one drawes another.
Disgraces are like cherries, one drawes another.
Sit in your place and none can make you rise.
Sit in your place and none can make you rise.
'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck read more
'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck at.
He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.
He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.
Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.
Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.
Thou will scare be a man before thy mother.
Thou will scare be a man before thy mother.
There is never a lawsuit but a woman is at the bottom of it.
There is never a lawsuit but a woman is at the bottom of it.
It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.
It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.