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My bark, once struck by the fury of the storm, dreads again to
approach the place of danger.
My bark, once struck by the fury of the storm, dreads again to
approach the place of danger.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
A handfull of good life is better then a bushell of learning.
A handfull of good life is better then a bushell of learning.
To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.
To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.
He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
When war begins, then hell openeth.
When war begins, then hell openeth.
Defer no time; delays have dangerous ends.
Defer no time; delays have dangerous ends.
