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He that is afraid of leaves, goes not to the wood.
He that is afraid of leaves, goes not to the wood.
Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.
Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.
Who likes not the drinke, God deprives him of bread.
Who likes not the drinke, God deprives him of bread.
The worst punishment of all is, that in the court of his own
conscience no guilty man is acquitted.
The worst punishment of all is, that in the court of his own
conscience no guilty man is acquitted.
Do not waste bricks. (Waste your labor.)
[Lat., Ne laterum laves.]
Do not waste bricks. (Waste your labor.)
[Lat., Ne laterum laves.]
Check the beginning of evil; the remedy is too late when the
disease by delay has increased in strength.
Check the beginning of evil; the remedy is too late when the
disease by delay has increased in strength.
He who has in due season become rich, unless he saves in due
season, will in due season starve.
He who has in due season become rich, unless he saves in due
season, will in due season starve.
A gentlemans grayhound, and a salt-box; seeke them at the fire.
A gentlemans grayhound, and a salt-box; seeke them at the fire.
Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.
Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.
