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The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
In a good house all is quickly ready.
In a good house all is quickly ready.
Hell is full of good intentions.
[Sp., El infierno es lleno de buenas intenciones.]
Hell is full of good intentions.
[Sp., El infierno es lleno de buenas intenciones.]
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
It is best to know the worst at once.
It is best to know the worst at once.
I hate all children of precocious talent.
I hate all children of precocious talent.
Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever
more shall we be able to read more
Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever
more shall we be able to recall it.
