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The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
He that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
He that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
The quarrels of lovers lead but to the renewal of love.
The quarrels of lovers lead but to the renewal of love.
In a long journey straw waighs.
In a long journey straw waighs.
There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]
There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]
The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, read more
The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, there's the rub.
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good cloth give.
Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good cloth give.
