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Blood is thicker than water.
Blood is thicker than water.
He that feares leaves, let him not goe into the wood.
He that feares leaves, let him not goe into the wood.
I had rather aske of my sire browne bread, then borrow of my
neighbour white.
I had rather aske of my sire browne bread, then borrow of my
neighbour white.
A piece of a Churchyard fitts every body.
[A piece of a Churchyard fits every body.]
A piece of a Churchyard fitts every body.
[A piece of a Churchyard fits every body.]
I found not Cassio's kisses on her lips.
I found not Cassio's kisses on her lips.
Restive horses must be roughly dealt with.
Restive horses must be roughly dealt with.
Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.
Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.
Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves.
[Lat., Saepe intereunt aliis meditantes necem.]
Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves.
[Lat., Saepe intereunt aliis meditantes necem.]
Men freely believe that which they wish to be the truth.
Men freely believe that which they wish to be the truth.