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Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.
That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.
Woe to the house where there is no chiding.
Woe to the house where there is no chiding.
Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.
Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.
Not a long day, but a good heart rids worke.
Not a long day, but a good heart rids worke.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Make hay while the sun shines.
The cholerick man never wants woe.
The cholerick man never wants woe.
If you cannot conduct yourself with propriety, give place to
those who can.
If you cannot conduct yourself with propriety, give place to
those who can.