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God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.
God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.
Dally not with mony or women.
Dally not with mony or women.
If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
As you sow, so shall you also reap.
As you sow, so shall you also reap.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
All things require skill, but an appetite.
All things require skill, but an appetite.
