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Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
Prayers and provender hinder no journey.
Prayers and provender hinder no journey.
It often happens, that misery will follow a marriage when the
dowry is too large.
It often happens, that misery will follow a marriage when the
dowry is too large.
Hell is full of good intentions.
[Sp., El infierno es lleno de buenas intenciones.]
Hell is full of good intentions.
[Sp., El infierno es lleno de buenas intenciones.]
Hee that hath one hogge makes him fat, and hee that hath one son
makes him a foole.
Hee that hath one hogge makes him fat, and hee that hath one son
makes him a foole.
A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.
A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
Now to drink and trip it on the light fantastic toe.
Now to drink and trip it on the light fantastic toe.
There is a method in man's wickedness:
It grows up by degrees.
There is a method in man's wickedness:
It grows up by degrees.