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When they can't win in fair fight, they resort to all sorts of
sly tricks.
When they can't win in fair fight, they resort to all sorts of
sly tricks.
The peasant thanked her with their tears,
When food and clothes were given;
"This is a joy," read more
The peasant thanked her with their tears,
When food and clothes were given;
"This is a joy," the lady said,
"Saints cannot taste in heaven."
The Court hath no Almanack.
The Court hath no Almanack.
He says anything that first comes into his mouth.
He says anything that first comes into his mouth.
He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.
He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.
The Divell never assailes a man, except he find him either void
of knowledge, or of the fear of read more
The Divell never assailes a man, except he find him either void
of knowledge, or of the fear of God.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
[The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches.]
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
[The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches.]
The great would have none great and the little all little.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
