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A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
He that staies does the businesse.
He that staies does the businesse.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.
Nothing dries sooner then a teare.
Nothing dries sooner then a teare.
We are often saved from crime by the disgrace of others.
We are often saved from crime by the disgrace of others.
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.
A pittifull mother makes a scald head.
A pittifull mother makes a scald head.
Slowly and imperceptibly old age comes creeping on.
Slowly and imperceptibly old age comes creeping on.
A people without history is like the wind on the buffalo grass.
A people without history is like the wind on the buffalo grass.
