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The reverse side also has a reverse side.
The reverse side also has a reverse side.
Frugality is the mother of all virtues.
Frugality is the mother of all virtues.
Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.
Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.
He that gives me small gifts would have me live.
He that gives me small gifts would have me live.
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]
Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]
As the yellow gold is tried in the fire, so is sincerity tested
in adversity.
As the yellow gold is tried in the fire, so is sincerity tested
in adversity.
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
