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When the mischief is done the door is shut.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
Walls have tongues, and hedges ears.
Walls have tongues, and hedges ears.
My hair is grey, but not with years.
My hair is grey, but not with years.
We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem read more
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem dii diligunt,
Adolescens moritur, dum valet, sentit, sapit.]
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
Nothing is impossible to industry.
Nothing is impossible to industry.