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Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
Her pretty action did outsell her gift,
And yet enriched it too. She gave it me and said
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Her pretty action did outsell her gift,
And yet enriched it too. She gave it me and said
She prized it once.
Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.
Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.
Praise none too much, for all are fickle.
Praise none too much, for all are fickle.
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
[A long tongue is a sign of a short read more
A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
[A long tongue is a sign of a short hand.]
Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]
Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]
Our praises are our wages.
Our praises are our wages.
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
