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We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.
We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
Stay till the lame messenger come, if you will know the truth of
the thing.
Stay till the lame messenger come, if you will know the truth of
the thing.
To buy deare is not bounty.
To buy deare is not bounty.
Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.
Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.
Know, prudent cautious self-control
Is wisdom's root.
Know, prudent cautious self-control
Is wisdom's root.
Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on
all sides.
Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on
all sides.
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.