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The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.
Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like
unto him.
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Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like
unto him.
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own
conceit.
Nae man can tether time nor tide.
Nae man can tether time nor tide.
Saint Luke was a Saint and a Physitian, yet is dead.
Saint Luke was a Saint and a Physitian, yet is dead.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
What has not wasting time impaired?
What has not wasting time impaired?
