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Good workemen are seldome rich.
Good workemen are seldome rich.
A man of a great memory without learning hath a rock and a
spindle, and no staffe to spin.
A man of a great memory without learning hath a rock and a
spindle, and no staffe to spin.
The Frier preached against stealing, and had a goose in his
sleeve.
[The Friar preached against stealing, and read more
The Frier preached against stealing, and had a goose in his
sleeve.
[The Friar preached against stealing, and had a goose in his
sleeve.]
The river past, and God forgotten.
The river past, and God forgotten.
He who wishes to injure another, will soon find a pretext.
He who wishes to injure another, will soon find a pretext.
Your pot broken seemes better then my whole one.
Your pot broken seemes better then my whole one.
The fire, with well-dried logs supplied,
Went roaring up the chimney wide.
The fire, with well-dried logs supplied,
Went roaring up the chimney wide.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
