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A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds read more
We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds of mercy.
The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the read more
The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the position of others,
dissatisfied with our own.]
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
Your property is in danger when your neighbour's house is on
fire.
Your property is in danger when your neighbour's house is on
fire.
He who would not be indolent, let him fall in love.
He who would not be indolent, let him fall in love.
If that you have a former friend for foe.
If that you have a former friend for foe.
They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.
They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.
