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Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
Look not upon the wine when it is read, when it giveth his colour
in the cup, when it read more
Look not upon the wine when it is read, when it giveth his colour
in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
Give me the ocular proof.
Give me the ocular proof.
With his own weapon do I stab him.
With his own weapon do I stab him.
A healer of others, himself diseased.
A healer of others, himself diseased.
Not only ought fortune to be pictured on a wheel, but every thing
else in this world.
Not only ought fortune to be pictured on a wheel, but every thing
else in this world.
