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To review ones store is to mow twice.
To review ones store is to mow twice.
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Where McGregor sits, there is the head of the table.
Where McGregor sits, there is the head of the table.
He that followes the Lord hopes to goe before.
He that followes the Lord hopes to goe before.
Cares deny all rest to weary limbs.
Cares deny all rest to weary limbs.
When the Foxe preacheth, beware geese.
When the Foxe preacheth, beware geese.
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
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Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
And trifles life.
War with vices, but peace with individuals.
War with vices, but peace with individuals.
