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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.]
He that's long a giving, knowes not how to give.
He that's long a giving, knowes not how to give.
Labour with what zeal we will,
Something still remains undone,
Something uncompleted still
Waits read more
Labour with what zeal we will,
Something still remains undone,
Something uncompleted still
Waits the rising of the sun.
This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.
This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.
The battle is over when the foe has fallen.
The battle is over when the foe has fallen.
Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.
[Lat., Nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania.]
Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.
[Lat., Nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania.]
Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.
Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.
Acerra always drinks till dawn.
Acerra always drinks till dawn.
Words are men's daughters, but God's sons are things.
Words are men's daughters, but God's sons are things.
