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No sooner is a Temple built to God but the Devill builds a
Chappell hard by.
[No sooner read more
No sooner is a Temple built to God but the Devill builds a
Chappell hard by.
[No sooner is a Temple built to God but the Devil builds a chapel
hard by.]
No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the
semblance of courtesy.
No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the
semblance of courtesy.
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
All is not gold that glisters.
All is not gold that glisters.
Being on sea saile, being on land settle.
Being on sea saile, being on land settle.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
The Chicken is the Countries, but the Citie eats it.
The Chicken is the Countries, but the Citie eats it.
A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own
heart, his next to escape the read more
A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own
heart, his next to escape the censures of the world.
