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Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.
Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.
A bellowing cow soon forgets her calf.
A bellowing cow soon forgets her calf.
But shepherds know
How hot the mid-day sun shall glow
From the mist of morning sky.
But shepherds know
How hot the mid-day sun shall glow
From the mist of morning sky.
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent?
[Lat., Foecundi calices quem non fecere disertum.]
Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent?
[Lat., Foecundi calices quem non fecere disertum.]
In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.