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Some remedies are worse than the disease itself.
[Lat., Graviora quaedam sunt remedia periculis.]
Some remedies are worse than the disease itself.
[Lat., Graviora quaedam sunt remedia periculis.]
Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.
The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.
Preferment goes by letter and affection.
Preferment goes by letter and affection.
Feare, the Bedle of the Law.
Feare, the Bedle of the Law.
He that measures not himselfe, is measured.
He that measures not himselfe, is measured.
If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless
you have been sparing.
If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless
you have been sparing.
Nature never says one thing, and science another.
Nature never says one thing, and science another.
