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A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
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A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
[A long tongue is a sign of a short hand.]
Subtlety set a trap and caught itself.
Subtlety set a trap and caught itself.
Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.
When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.
Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.
Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
[Lat., Noli equi dentes inspicere donati.]
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
[Lat., Noli equi dentes inspicere donati.]
It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our
past life with pleasure.
It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our
past life with pleasure.
Better a snotty child, then his nose wip'd off.
Better a snotty child, then his nose wip'd off.
