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Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.
Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.
There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse
of brain, says the Spaniard.
There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse
of brain, says the Spaniard.
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
Great things rush to the destruction of each other.
Great things rush to the destruction of each other.
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]
