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As many men as there are existing, so many are their different
pursuits.
As many men as there are existing, so many are their different
pursuits.
The March sunne raises but dissolves not.
The March sunne raises but dissolves not.
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.
Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.
An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.
An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.
No Church-yard is so handsom, that a man would desire straight to
bee buried there.
No Church-yard is so handsom, that a man would desire straight to
bee buried there.
A white wall is the paper of a foole.
A white wall is the paper of a foole.
