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One swallow does not make spring.
One swallow does not make spring.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak
Whispers the o'erfraught heart, and bids it break.
Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak
Whispers the o'erfraught heart, and bids it break.
He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.
He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.
Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]
Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
Good is the mora that makes all sure.
Good is the mora that makes all sure.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the
cloak).
The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the
cloak).