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Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fortes fortuna adjuvat.]
Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fortes fortuna adjuvat.]
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
A fair face may make a foul bargain.
A fair face may make a foul bargain.
It is difficult to whistle and drink at the same time.
It is difficult to whistle and drink at the same time.
The Divell never assailes a man, except he find him either void
of knowledge, or of the fear of read more
The Divell never assailes a man, except he find him either void
of knowledge, or of the fear of God.
'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck read more
'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck at.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
