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Dry feet, warme head, bring safe to bed.
Dry feet, warme head, bring safe to bed.
 The gallant Sir Robert fought hard to the end,
 But who can with fate and quart bumpers contend?
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 The gallant Sir Robert fought hard to the end,
 But who can with fate and quart bumpers contend?
  Though Fate said, a hero should perish ill light;
   So up rose bright Phoebus, and down fell the knight. 
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.
Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone 
his way, then he boasteth.  
 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone 
his way, then he boasteth. 
He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.
He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.
Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.
Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.
Men at some times are masters of their fates.
Men at some times are masters of their fates.