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That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
Fast bind, fast find--
A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.
Fast bind, fast find--
A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.
He who desires to become rich, wishes to become so as quickly as
possible.
He who desires to become rich, wishes to become so as quickly as
possible.
Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.
Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.
He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.
Wherein is the use of getting rid of one thorn out of many?
Wherein is the use of getting rid of one thorn out of many?
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls
of the air, and they shall read more
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls
of the air, and they shall tell thee:
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes
of the sea shall declare unto thee.
