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She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.
Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.
Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]
Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Make hay while the sun shines.
