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Of a little thing a little displeaseth.
Of a little thing a little displeaseth.
All is grist that comes to the mill.
All is grist that comes to the mill.
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
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He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the
snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
Bear with evil, and expect good.
Bear with evil, and expect good.
In the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
In the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
[The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches.]
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
[The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches.]
Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.
Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.
Men of different tastes have different pursuits.
Men of different tastes have different pursuits.
If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.
If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.