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First come, first served.
First come, first served.
This division of labour will lessen the task.
This division of labour will lessen the task.
Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
Hee is a foole that thinks not that another thinks.
Hee is a foole that thinks not that another thinks.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the read more
It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the candle.]
Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.
Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.
Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]
Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]
From a chollerick man withdraw a little; from him that saies
nothing, for ever.
From a chollerick man withdraw a little; from him that saies
nothing, for ever.