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Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,
Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,
Let me play the fool;
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.
Let me play the fool;
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.
Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad,
will work out his ruin.
A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad,
will work out his ruin.
Everybody's business is nobody's business.
Everybody's business is nobody's business.
Now out of this nettle, danger, will I pluck the flower, safety.
Now out of this nettle, danger, will I pluck the flower, safety.
When a friend askes, there is no to morrow.
When a friend askes, there is no to morrow.
That which will not be spun, let it not come betweene the spindle
and the distaffe.
That which will not be spun, let it not come betweene the spindle
and the distaffe.