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Nothing is more acceptable to a man, than a friend in time of
need.
Nothing is more acceptable to a man, than a friend in time of
need.
A fool's bolt is soon shot.
A fool's bolt is soon shot.
He that's foolish in the fault, let him be wise in the
punishment.
He that's foolish in the fault, let him be wise in the
punishment.
Hell is full of good intentions.
[Sp., El infierno es lleno de buenas intenciones.]
Hell is full of good intentions.
[Sp., El infierno es lleno de buenas intenciones.]
Modesty should accompany youth.
Modesty should accompany youth.
Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.
Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.
Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years
after.
[Who eats the king's goose voids read more
Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years
after.
[Who eats the king's goose voids the feathers a hundred years
after.]
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.
Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.