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A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.
Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.
No one can keep a mask on long.
No one can keep a mask on long.
The Fox, when hee cannot reach the grapes, saies they are not
ripe.
The Fox, when hee cannot reach the grapes, saies they are not
ripe.
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
The tongue walkes where the teeth speede not.
The tongue walkes where the teeth speede not.
Take time: much may be gained by patience.
Take time: much may be gained by patience.
The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.
The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.
