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An old friend is a new house.
An old friend is a new house.
The more thou stir it the worse it will be.
The more thou stir it the worse it will be.
The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
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The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
[The lion is not so fierce as they paint him.]
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on.
He that will be served must bee patient.
He that will be served must bee patient.
It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
A word once spoken cannot be recalled.
A word once spoken cannot be recalled.
The deepest rivers flow with the least sound.
[Lat., Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labuntur.]
The deepest rivers flow with the least sound.
[Lat., Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labuntur.]
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.