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When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.
The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
Words pay no debts.
Words pay no debts.
He that is surprized with the first frost feeles it all the
winter after.
He that is surprized with the first frost feeles it all the
winter after.
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
Good words quench more then a bucket of water.
Good words quench more then a bucket of water.
He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
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He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.
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.
