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It's not good fishing before the net.
It's not good fishing before the net.
No mortal man is wise at all times.
No mortal man is wise at all times.
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
If the husband be not at home, there is nobodie.
If the husband be not at home, there is nobodie.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
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.
Good things soon find a purchaser.
Good things soon find a purchaser.
It is a wretched thing to rest upon the fame of others, lest, the
supporting pillar being removed, the read more
It is a wretched thing to rest upon the fame of others, lest, the
supporting pillar being removed, the superstructure should
collapse in ruin.
