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An excess of hoarded wealth is the death of many.
An excess of hoarded wealth is the death of many.
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has read more
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has on his tail.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
Before you make a friend, eate a bushell of salt with him.
[Before you make a friend, eat a read more
Before you make a friend, eate a bushell of salt with him.
[Before you make a friend, eat a bushel of salt with him.]
Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.
Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.
Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.
Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish read more
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.
