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Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel.
Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
A journying woman speakes much of all, and all of her.
A journying woman speakes much of all, and all of her.
The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]
The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]
Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.
Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.
An injury may prove a blessing.
An injury may prove a blessing.
The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.
The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
No greater grief than to remember days
Of joy when misery is at hand.
No greater grief than to remember days
Of joy when misery is at hand.