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He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.
He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.
A mans discontent is his worst evill.
A mans discontent is his worst evill.
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
Hee that is throwne would ever wrestle.
Hee that is throwne would ever wrestle.
Speake not of a dead man at the table.
Speake not of a dead man at the table.
Such as she is, who died to-day,
Such thou alas! mayst be to-morrow.
Such as she is, who died to-day,
Such thou alas! mayst be to-morrow.
Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?
Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
