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Hope is the poore mans bread.
Hope is the poore mans bread.
Time stoops to no man's lure.
Time stoops to no man's lure.
God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens,
and to rivers foords.
God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens,
and to rivers foords.
He who wishes to injure another, will soon find a pretext.
He who wishes to injure another, will soon find a pretext.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.
The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.
Do not waste bricks. (Waste your labor.)
[Lat., Ne laterum laves.]
Do not waste bricks. (Waste your labor.)
[Lat., Ne laterum laves.]
