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The singing man keepes his shop in his throate.
The singing man keepes his shop in his throate.
Things are worth what they will fetch at a sale.
Things are worth what they will fetch at a sale.
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything. read more
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything. The wills above be
done, but I would fain die a dry death.
You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.
You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.
He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.
He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.
Humble Hearts have humble desires.
Humble Hearts have humble desires.
Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent?
[Lat., Foecundi calices quem non fecere disertum.]
Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent?
[Lat., Foecundi calices quem non fecere disertum.]
He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.
He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.