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Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.
Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.
A wise man needes not blush for changing his purpose.
A wise man needes not blush for changing his purpose.
He will burne his house, to warme his hands.
He will burne his house, to warme his hands.
He that goes softly goes safely.
He that goes softly goes safely.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]
Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]
A Lyons skin is never cheape.
A Lyons skin is never cheape.
To make any gain some outlay is necessary.
To make any gain some outlay is necessary.
A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in
his own house.
A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in
his own house.
