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 There is no proverb which is not true.
 [Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]  
 There is no proverb which is not true.
 [Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.] 
 When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often 
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.  
 When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often 
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large. 
 He that is his owne Counsellor knowes nothing sure but what hee 
hath laid out.  
 He that is his owne Counsellor knowes nothing sure but what hee 
hath laid out. 
Every inordinate cup is unblessed, and the ingredient is a devil.
Every inordinate cup is unblessed, and the ingredient is a devil.
Night is the mother of Councels.
Night is the mother of Councels.
Circumstances alter cases.
Circumstances alter cases.
In the morning mountaines, in the evening fountaines.
In the morning mountaines, in the evening fountaines.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
See the effect of commercial intercourse.
See the effect of commercial intercourse.