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Speech is silvern, silence is golden.
Speech is silvern, silence is golden.
Love and life are for to-day.
Love and life are for to-day.
There are faults we would fain pardon.
There are faults we would fain pardon.
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these
things cometh the wrath of God upon read more
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these
things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
He that chastens one, chastens 20.
He that chastens one, chastens 20.
Of a new Prince, new bondage.
Of a new Prince, new bondage.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
He follows his father, but with shorter strides.
He follows his father, but with shorter strides.
The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the read more
The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the position of others,
dissatisfied with our own.]
