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Demons in act, but gods at least in face.
Demons in act, but gods at least in face.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
He did not care a button for it.
He did not care a button for it.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.
[Lat., Nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania.]
Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.
[Lat., Nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania.]
You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.
You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.
And neglected his task for the flowers on the way.
And neglected his task for the flowers on the way.
I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.
I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.