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When clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall then winter is at hand.
When clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall then winter is at hand.
Life isn't all beer and skittles; but beer and skittles or
something better of the same sort, must form read more
Life isn't all beer and skittles; but beer and skittles or
something better of the same sort, must form a good part of every
Englishman's education.
Their hearts sweat with undivulged guilt.
Their hearts sweat with undivulged guilt.
Of a little thing a little displeaseth.
Of a little thing a little displeaseth.
A house and a woman sute excellently.
A house and a woman sute excellently.
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
Have the courage to do something which deserves transportation if
you want to be somebody.
Have the courage to do something which deserves transportation if
you want to be somebody.
To be precocious
Was in her eyes a thing the most atrocious.
To be precocious
Was in her eyes a thing the most atrocious.
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
