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Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.
Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
No man ever properly calculates from time to time what it is his
duty to avoid.
No man ever properly calculates from time to time what it is his
duty to avoid.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
It is sheer folly when all is gone to lose even one's passage
money.
It is sheer folly when all is gone to lose even one's passage
money.
Patience revels in misfortunes.
Patience revels in misfortunes.
No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.
No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.
The Court hath no Almanack.
The Court hath no Almanack.
