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A light breath fans the flame, a violent gust extinguishes it.
A light breath fans the flame, a violent gust extinguishes it.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.
You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.
He who is not in readiness to-day, will be less prepared
to-morrow.
He who is not in readiness to-day, will be less prepared
to-morrow.
It's a bold mouse that nestles in the catts eare.
It's a bold mouse that nestles in the catts eare.
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
It's a wicked thing to make a dearth ones garner.
It's a wicked thing to make a dearth ones garner.