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The more they drink the more they thirst.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
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When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before the oak, then you may expect a soak.
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
To have properly studied the liberal sciences gives a polish to
our manners, and removes all awkwardness.
To have properly studied the liberal sciences gives a polish to
our manners, and removes all awkwardness.
That which is not forbidden, is not on that account permitted.
That which is not forbidden, is not on that account permitted.
Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing.
Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
