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He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
To disregard money, on suitable occasions, is often a great
profit.
To disregard money, on suitable occasions, is often a great
profit.
Think'st thou it honourable for a noble man
Still to remember wrongs?
Think'st thou it honourable for a noble man
Still to remember wrongs?
Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.
He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.
Neither cast your pearls before swine.
Neither cast your pearls before swine.
Life's cares are comforts; such by heaven design'd
He that has none, must make them or be wretched.
Life's cares are comforts; such by heaven design'd
He that has none, must make them or be wretched.
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is
past, see how that which is read more
By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is
past, see how that which is to come will be drawne on.