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An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
The deepest rivers flow with the least sound.
[Lat., Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labuntur.]
The deepest rivers flow with the least sound.
[Lat., Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labuntur.]
He that riseth first, is first drest.
He that riseth first, is first drest.
A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.
A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.
Buy at a faire, but sell at home.
Buy at a faire, but sell at home.
The mob may hiss me, but I congratulate myself while I
contemplate my treasures in their hoard.
The mob may hiss me, but I congratulate myself while I
contemplate my treasures in their hoard.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
He that's foolish in the fault, let him be wise in the
punishment.
He that's foolish in the fault, let him be wise in the
punishment.
