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A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
The heart of the wise in in the house of mourning, but the heart
of fools is in the read more
The heart of the wise in in the house of mourning, but the heart
of fools is in the house of mirth.
If you reveal your secrets to the wind you should not blame the
wind for revealing them to the read more
If you reveal your secrets to the wind you should not blame the
wind for revealing them to the trees.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
Their own death accompanies the wound they inflict.
Their own death accompanies the wound they inflict.
He that hath not the craft, let him shut up shop.
He that hath not the craft, let him shut up shop.
His anger is easily excited and appeased, and he changes from
hour to hour.
His anger is easily excited and appeased, and he changes from
hour to hour.
