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Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.
Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.
He that keeps nor crust nor crumb,
Weary of all shall want some.
He that keeps nor crust nor crumb,
Weary of all shall want some.
Shoemaker, stick to your last.
[Lat., Ne supra crepidam judicaret.]
Shoemaker, stick to your last.
[Lat., Ne supra crepidam judicaret.]
All men do not admire and delight in the same objects.
All men do not admire and delight in the same objects.
He makes a great row but does nothing.
He makes a great row but does nothing.
Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]
Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]
Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.
Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.
Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.
Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.