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Yeeres know more then bookes.
Yeeres know more then bookes.
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before read more
When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before the oak, then you may expect a soak.
Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.
It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so
will pains.
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so
will pains.
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it
were not begun on particular ends, it read more
Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it
were not begun on particular ends, it would last).
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.
