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He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.
I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
And some condemned for a fault alone.
He that dies without the company of good men puts not himselfe
into a good way.
He that dies without the company of good men puts not himselfe
into a good way.
In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.
In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.
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.]
It is but a poor establishment where there are not many
superfluous things which the owner knows not of, read more
It is but a poor establishment where there are not many
superfluous things which the owner knows not of, and which go to
the thieves.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.