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They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.
They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
He that lives well sees a farre off.
He that lives well sees a farre off.
The sow that was washed is turned to her wallowing in the mire.
The sow that was washed is turned to her wallowing in the mire.
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth
the law, happy is he.
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth
the law, happy is he.
We frolic while 'tis May.
We frolic while 'tis May.
Believe Robert who has tried it.
[Lat., Experto crede Roberto.]
Believe Robert who has tried it.
[Lat., Experto crede Roberto.]
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
