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Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.
Hunger makes dinners, pastime suppers.
Hunger makes dinners, pastime suppers.
We but teach
Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return
To plague the inventor.
We but teach
Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return
To plague the inventor.
Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.
Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
My poverty, but not my will consents.
My poverty, but not my will consents.
Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Enough is as good as a feast.
