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The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
Bee not a Baker, if your head be of butter.
Bee not a Baker, if your head be of butter.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you
bee drowned.
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you
bee drowned.
Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.
Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.
Every one fastens where there is gaine.
Every one fastens where there is gaine.
