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Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long and wise experience.
Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long and wise experience.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
Manie things are lost for want of asking.
Manie things are lost for want of asking.
Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.
Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.
Gaming, women, and wine, while they laugh they make men pine.
Gaming, women, and wine, while they laugh they make men pine.
Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.
Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.
The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.
The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.
