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Do not waste bricks. (Waste your labor.)
[Lat., Ne laterum laves.]
Do not waste bricks. (Waste your labor.)
[Lat., Ne laterum laves.]
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
A little and good fills the trencher.
A little and good fills the trencher.
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of read more
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.
'Tis the same with common natures,
Use 'em kindly, they rebel;
But, be rough as nutmeg-graters,
And the rogues obey you well.
God made the country, and man made the town.
God made the country, and man made the town.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
Whistle, and she'll come to you.
Whistle, and she'll come to you.
If all fooles had babies, wee should want fuell.
If all fooles had babies, wee should want fuell.