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A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
I had rather aske of my sire browne bread, then borrow of my
neighbour white.
I had rather aske of my sire browne bread, then borrow of my
neighbour white.
In life you lov'd me not, in death you bewaile me.
In life you lov'd me not, in death you bewaile me.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
United we stand, divided we fall.
United we stand, divided we fall.
The first degree of folly is to hold ones selfe wise, the second
to professe it, the third to read more
The first degree of folly is to hold ones selfe wise, the second
to professe it, the third to despise counsell.
To meditate an injury is to commit one.
To meditate an injury is to commit one.
An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.
An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.