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Hee goes not out of his way, that goes to a good Inne.
Hee goes not out of his way, that goes to a good Inne.
Begging a courtesy is selling liberty.
Begging a courtesy is selling liberty.
I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
Snuffling through his nose some stale joke.
Snuffling through his nose some stale joke.
As you sow, so shall you also reap.
As you sow, so shall you also reap.
By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.
By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.
Doe what thou oughtest, and come what come can.
Doe what thou oughtest, and come what come can.
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]