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The whole family is packed into one trap.
The whole family is packed into one trap.
The battle is over when the foe has fallen.
The battle is over when the foe has fallen.
If gold knew what gold is, gold would get gold I wis.
If gold knew what gold is, gold would get gold I wis.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
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He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem dii diligunt,
Adolescens moritur, dum valet, sentit, sapit.]
Yet gold all is not that doth golden seem.
Yet gold all is not that doth golden seem.
The buyer needes a hundred eyes, the seller not one.
The buyer needes a hundred eyes, the seller not one.
Restive horses must be roughly dealt with.
Restive horses must be roughly dealt with.
