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Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with
thoughts.
Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with
thoughts.
Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
I had rather ride on an asse that carries me, then a horse that
throwes me.
I had rather ride on an asse that carries me, then a horse that
throwes me.
Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.
Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
That in the captain's but a choleric word,
Which in the soldier is flat blasphemy.
That in the captain's but a choleric word,
Which in the soldier is flat blasphemy.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
He dies twice who perishes by his own weapons.
He dies twice who perishes by his own weapons.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.