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In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.
In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.
Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.
Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.
Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.
Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.
Nothing is impossible to industry.
Nothing is impossible to industry.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
[The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches.]
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
[The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches.]
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
The love of popularity holds you in a vice.
The love of popularity holds you in a vice.
