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In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.
He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.
When the heart is sick it cannot bear the slightest annoyance.
When the heart is sick it cannot bear the slightest annoyance.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.
Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.
He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.
