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He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
[Lat., Noli equi dentes inspicere donati.]
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
[Lat., Noli equi dentes inspicere donati.]
Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.
Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.
It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.
It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.
In a retreat the lame are formost.
In a retreat the lame are formost.
So--now the danger dared at last,
Look back and smile at perils past!
So--now the danger dared at last,
Look back and smile at perils past!
Little do you know what a gloriously uncertain thing law is.
Little do you know what a gloriously uncertain thing law is.
None is a foole alwaies, everyone sometimes.
None is a foole alwaies, everyone sometimes.
We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.
We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.