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There is no man, though never so little, but sometimes he can
hurt.
There is no man, though never so little, but sometimes he can
hurt.
By looking at squinting people you learn to squint.
By looking at squinting people you learn to squint.
The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts
not.
The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts
not.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
Nature made the fields and man the cities.
Nature made the fields and man the cities.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
I am undone! I have smashed the waggon. [I have ruined all.]
I am undone! I have smashed the waggon. [I have ruined all.]
For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.