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The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
Success brings many to ruin.
Success brings many to ruin.
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
A little labour, much health.
A little labour, much health.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
Acerra always drinks till dawn.
Acerra always drinks till dawn.
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has read more
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has on his tail.
