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Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
A child correct behind and not before.
A child correct behind and not before.
The eyes see not what is before them when the mind is intent on
other matters.
The eyes see not what is before them when the mind is intent on
other matters.
One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues.
One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues.
Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.
Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.
Things are worth what they will fetch at a sale.
Things are worth what they will fetch at a sale.
The fish which has once felt the hook, suspects the crooked metal
in every food which offers.
The fish which has once felt the hook, suspects the crooked metal
in every food which offers.
