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To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.
To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.
To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot.
[To take the nuts from the fire with read more
To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot.
[To take the nuts from the fire with the dog's foot.]
Eloquence enough, but little wisdom.
Eloquence enough, but little wisdom.
Present fears
Are less than horrible imaginings.
Present fears
Are less than horrible imaginings.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
The swiftness of time is infinite, which is the more evident to
those who look back on what has read more
The swiftness of time is infinite, which is the more evident to
those who look back on what has passed.
Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can.
Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
