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To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot.
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To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot.
[To take the nuts from the fire with the dog's foot.]
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
Ignorance of impending evil is far better than a knowledge of its
approach.
Ignorance of impending evil is far better than a knowledge of its
approach.
The life of man is a winter way.
The life of man is a winter way.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.
We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.
The greatest step is that out of doores.
[The greatest step is that out of doors.]
The greatest step is that out of doores.
[The greatest step is that out of doors.]