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Let that flea stick in the wa', when the dirt's dry, it'll rub
out.
Let that flea stick in the wa', when the dirt's dry, it'll rub
out.
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of
Arabia.
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of
Arabia.
Old Camels carry young Camels skins to the Market.
Old Camels carry young Camels skins to the Market.
In doubtful matters boldness is everything.
In doubtful matters boldness is everything.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
The sad dislike those who are cheerful, and the cheerful dislike
the melancholy.
The sad dislike those who are cheerful, and the cheerful dislike
the melancholy.
There is no disputing about taste.
[Lat., De gustibus non disputandum.]
There is no disputing about taste.
[Lat., De gustibus non disputandum.]
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
But when to mischief mortals bend their will,
How soon they find fit instruments of ill.
But when to mischief mortals bend their will,
How soon they find fit instruments of ill.