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In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.
Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.
He complaines wrongfully on the sea that twice suffers shipwrack.
He complaines wrongfully on the sea that twice suffers shipwrack.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
He that will take the bird, must not skare it.
He that will take the bird, must not skare it.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
