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There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]
There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]
By that sin fell the angels.
By that sin fell the angels.
Better is one Accipe, then twice to say, Dabo tibi.
Better is one Accipe, then twice to say, Dabo tibi.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
A garden must be lookt unto and drest as the body.
A garden must be lookt unto and drest as the body.
Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself read more
Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself life's mad career,
Wild as the wave?
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
Hidden knowledge differs little from ignorance.
Hidden knowledge differs little from ignorance.
She has deceived her father, and may thee.
She has deceived her father, and may thee.
