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If any would not work, neither shall he eat.
If any would not work, neither shall he eat.
The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in
horses is to be found the read more
The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in
horses is to be found the excellence of their sire; nor do savage
eagles produce a peaceful dove.
[Lat., Fortes creantur fortibus et bonis;
Est in juvenis, est in equibus patrum
Virtus; nee imbellem feroces
Progenerant aquilae columbam.]
The wrongs of a Husband or Master are not reproached.
The wrongs of a Husband or Master are not reproached.
Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye.
Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman
are alike.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman
are alike.
We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow read more
We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow degrees, by more and more,
The cloudy summits of our time.
No day is wholly unproductive of good.
No day is wholly unproductive of good.
Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.
Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.
