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Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
Count not fowre except you have them in a wallett.
Count not fowre except you have them in a wallett.
In poison there is no physic.
In poison there is no physic.
Perhaps the day may come when we shall remember these sufferings
with joy.
Perhaps the day may come when we shall remember these sufferings
with joy.
The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
There are faults we would fain pardon.
There are faults we would fain pardon.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
