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A mouse relies not solely on one hole.
A mouse relies not solely on one hole.
Speake fitly, or be silent wisely.
Speake fitly, or be silent wisely.
You cannot know wine by the barrell.
[You cannot know the wine by the barrel.]
You cannot know wine by the barrell.
[You cannot know the wine by the barrel.]
Noble houskeepers neede no dores.
Noble houskeepers neede no dores.
What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
[Lat., Idem Accio quod Titio jus esto.]
What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
[Lat., Idem Accio quod Titio jus esto.]
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
Now to drink and trip it on the light fantastic toe.
Now to drink and trip it on the light fantastic toe.
