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Let me skim the water with one oar, and with the other touch
sand. [Go not out of your read more
Let me skim the water with one oar, and with the other touch
sand. [Go not out of your depth.]
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
The life of man is a winter way.
The life of man is a winter way.
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and
hatred therewith.
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and
hatred therewith.
Wine ever paies for his loding.
Wine ever paies for his loding.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
