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He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.
Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.
Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.
Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.
In a long journey straw waighs.
In a long journey straw waighs.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.
Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.
Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.
Variety's the very spice of life,
That gives it all its flavour.
Variety's the very spice of life,
That gives it all its flavour.
