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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.
God complaines not, but doth what is fitting.
God complaines not, but doth what is fitting.
Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.
Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.
Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.
Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Passion and shame torment him, and rage is mingled with his
grief.
Passion and shame torment him, and rage is mingled with his
grief.
Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).
Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).
The market is the best garden.
The market is the best garden.