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Men shut their doors against the setting sun.
Men shut their doors against the setting sun.
In a retreat the lame are formost.
In a retreat the lame are formost.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
If things were to be done twice, all would be wise.
If things were to be done twice, all would be wise.
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till
afterwards.
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till
afterwards.
Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know
it.
Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know
it.
That which will not be spun, let it not come betweene the spindle
and the distaffe.
That which will not be spun, let it not come betweene the spindle
and the distaffe.
Parsons are soules waggoners.
Parsons are soules waggoners.