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One eye of the masters sees more, then ten of the servants.
One eye of the masters sees more, then ten of the servants.
One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.
One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
The covetous are always in want.
The covetous are always in want.
Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and
successful by examples.
Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and
successful by examples.
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
Dry feet, warme head, bring safe to bed.
Dry feet, warme head, bring safe to bed.
