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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.]
If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you read more
If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.
Success brings many to ruin.
Success brings many to ruin.
Some make a conscience of spitting in the Church, yet robbe the
Altar.
Some make a conscience of spitting in the Church, yet robbe the
Altar.
The Germans wit is in his fingers.
The Germans wit is in his fingers.
Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
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Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
See their own feathers pluck'd, to wing the dart,
Which rank corruption destines for their heart!
War should neither be feared nor provoked.
War should neither be feared nor provoked.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
