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He warmes too neere that burnes.
He warmes too neere that burnes.
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera read more
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera panem ostentat.]
You are judged of by what you possess.
You are judged of by what you possess.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
It is a disgrace to say one thing and think another; but how much
more disgraceful to write one read more
It is a disgrace to say one thing and think another; but how much
more disgraceful to write one thing and think another!
The wolfe eats oft of the sheep that have been warn'd.
The wolfe eats oft of the sheep that have been warn'd.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
