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The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
 'Tis said the lion will turn and flee
 From a maid in the pride of her purity.  
 'Tis said the lion will turn and flee
 From a maid in the pride of her purity. 
Liars pay the penalty of their own misdeeds.
Liars pay the penalty of their own misdeeds.
 He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in 
seeking succour meets with ruin.  
 He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in 
seeking succour meets with ruin. 
 Thoughts shut up want air,
 And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.  
 Thoughts shut up want air,
 And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun. 
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, 
that shall he also reap.  
 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, 
that shall he also reap. 
 Man proposes, and God disposes.
 [It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]  
 Man proposes, and God disposes.
 [It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.] 
 Into each life some rain must fall,
 Some days must be dark and dreary.  
 Into each life some rain must fall,
 Some days must be dark and dreary.