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Anothers bread costs deare.
Anothers bread costs deare.
By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.
By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.
Still harping on my daughter.
Still harping on my daughter.
Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.
Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.
When your armour is on, it is too late to retreat.
When your armour is on, it is too late to retreat.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
For well-dowered wife, credit, friends, birth and beauty,
all-powerful money gives them all.
For well-dowered wife, credit, friends, birth and beauty,
all-powerful money gives them all.
