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An old friend is a new house.
An old friend is a new house.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth.
Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth.
In doubtful matters boldness is everything.
In doubtful matters boldness is everything.
He that riseth first, is first drest.
He that riseth first, is first drest.
Farre shooting never kild bird.
Farre shooting never kild bird.
It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in
joke.
It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in
joke.
Wisedome hath one foot on Land, and another on Sea.
Wisedome hath one foot on Land, and another on Sea.