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Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
Hit the nail on the head.
Hit the nail on the head.
Vnder water, famine; under snow, bread.
Vnder water, famine; under snow, bread.
A man perfect to the finger tips.
A man perfect to the finger tips.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
