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A fair day in winter is the mother of a storme.
A fair day in winter is the mother of a storme.
Oft expectation fails, and most oft there,
Where most it promises.
Oft expectation fails, and most oft there,
Where most it promises.
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.
Dogs are fine in the field.
Dogs are fine in the field.
The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the read more
The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the position of others,
dissatisfied with our own.]
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
Say no ill of the yeere, till it be past.
Say no ill of the yeere, till it be past.
When a friend askes, there is no to morrow.
When a friend askes, there is no to morrow.