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Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.
Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.
Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.
Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.
Milke saies to wine, welcome friend.
Milke saies to wine, welcome friend.
Should anyone attempt to deceive you by false expressions, and
not be a true friend at heart, act in read more
Should anyone attempt to deceive you by false expressions, and
not be a true friend at heart, act in the same manner, and thus
art will defeat art. [If you would catch a man let him think he
is catching you.]
At Length the Fox turnes Monk.
At Length the Fox turnes Monk.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Make hay while the sun shines.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, read more
The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, there's the rub.
Fortune favours the bold.
Fortune favours the bold.
