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Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.
God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
The doctors gave her over--to an ass.
The doctors gave her over--to an ass.
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.
Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.
All is grist that comes to the mill.
All is grist that comes to the mill.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.
