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In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold
as a lion.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold
as a lion.
The bird that hath been limed in a bush
With trembling wing misdoubteth every bush.
The bird that hath been limed in a bush
With trembling wing misdoubteth every bush.
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth
the law, happy is he.
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth
the law, happy is he.
Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.
Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.
Tears are at times as eloquent as words. [Weeping hath a voice.]
Tears are at times as eloquent as words. [Weeping hath a voice.]
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
