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He makes a great row but does nothing.
He makes a great row but does nothing.
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
If folly were griefe every house would weepe.
If folly were griefe every house would weepe.
Without favour none will know you, and with it you will not know
your selfe.
Without favour none will know you, and with it you will not know
your selfe.
In doing nothing men learn to do evil.
In doing nothing men learn to do evil.
He who is not in readiness to-day, will be less prepared
to-morrow.
He who is not in readiness to-day, will be less prepared
to-morrow.
Great paines quickly find ease.
Great paines quickly find ease.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.