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More have repented speech then silence.
[More have repented speech than silence.]
More have repented speech then silence.
[More have repented speech than silence.]
Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.
Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.
Breed up a crow and he'll pick out your eyes.
Breed up a crow and he'll pick out your eyes.
Tam lo'ed him like a vera brither;
They had been fou for weeks thegither.
Tam lo'ed him like a vera brither;
They had been fou for weeks thegither.
Like lips like lettuce (i.e. like has met its like).
(Lat., Similem habent labra lactucam.]
Like lips like lettuce (i.e. like has met its like).
(Lat., Similem habent labra lactucam.]
Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.
Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
