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A curst Cow hath short hornes.
[A curst cow has short horns.]
A curst Cow hath short hornes.
[A curst cow has short horns.]
The Court hath no Almanack.
The Court hath no Almanack.
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
A child correct behind and not before.
A child correct behind and not before.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
Reckon right, and February hath one and thirty daies.
Reckon right, and February hath one and thirty daies.
Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]
Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
