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A gentle houswife marres the houshold.
A gentle houswife marres the houshold.
Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.
Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.
What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.
What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.
Man Proposeth, God disposeth.
Man Proposeth, God disposeth.
An old dog barks not in vain.
An old dog barks not in vain.
Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
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Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks;
Arm it in rags, a pygmy's straw does pierce it.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
