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It is a pleasant thing to be pointed at with the finger, and to
hear it said, "That is read more
It is a pleasant thing to be pointed at with the finger, and to
hear it said, "That is he."
Whose house is of glasse, must not throw stones at another.
[Whose house is of glass, must not throw read more
Whose house is of glasse, must not throw stones at another.
[Whose house is of glass, must not throw stones at another.]
Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.
Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.
Who could be happy and alone or good?
Who could be happy and alone or good?
Money makes the man.
Money makes the man.
The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, read more
The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, exclaims, "Thou wast my
only one!"
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
As dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to this folly.
As dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to this folly.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.