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No sooner is a Temple built to God but the Devill builds a
Chappell hard by.
[No sooner read more
No sooner is a Temple built to God but the Devill builds a
Chappell hard by.
[No sooner is a Temple built to God but the Devil builds a chapel
hard by.]
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
By looking at squinting people you learn to squint.
By looking at squinting people you learn to squint.
He who is not in readiness to-day, will be less prepared
to-morrow.
He who is not in readiness to-day, will be less prepared
to-morrow.
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis read more
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in
errore perseverare.]
For washing his hands, none sels his lands.
For washing his hands, none sels his lands.
Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
Knowledge is power.
Knowledge is power.
(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
