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Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
The scalded head feares cold water.
The scalded head feares cold water.
Gaming, women, and wine, while they laugh they make men pine.
Gaming, women, and wine, while they laugh they make men pine.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
Neither shall the wave, which has passed on, ever be recalled;
nor can the hour, which has once fled read more
Neither shall the wave, which has passed on, ever be recalled;
nor can the hour, which has once fled by, return again.
Living well is the best revenge.
Living well is the best revenge.
While tears that from repentance flow,
In bright exhalement reach the skies.
While tears that from repentance flow,
In bright exhalement reach the skies.
Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
