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Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
You walk over red-hot lava hidden beneath treacherous ashes.
You walk over red-hot lava hidden beneath treacherous ashes.
My house, my house, though thou art small, thou art to me the
Escuriall.
My house, my house, though thou art small, thou art to me the
Escuriall.
Hee that stumbles and falles not, mends his pace.
Hee that stumbles and falles not, mends his pace.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.
That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.
That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.
Men shut their doors against the setting sun.
Men shut their doors against the setting sun.
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]