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If the world will be gulled, let it be gulled.
If the world will be gulled, let it be gulled.
A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword.
A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword.
A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself.
A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself.
Marriage and hanging go by destiny; matches are made in heaven.
Marriage and hanging go by destiny; matches are made in heaven.
Set a beggar on horseback, and he will ride a gallop.
[Set a beggar on horseback, and he'll outride read more
Set a beggar on horseback, and he will ride a gallop.
[Set a beggar on horseback, and he'll outride the Devil.]
For "ignorance is the mother of devotion," as all the world
knows.
For "ignorance is the mother of devotion," as all the world
knows.
From this it appears how much more cruel the pen may be than the
sword.
[Lat., Hinc quam read more
From this it appears how much more cruel the pen may be than the
sword.
[Lat., Hinc quam sit calamus saevior euse, patet.]
Isocrates adviseth Demonicus, when he came to a strange city, to
worship by all means the gods of the read more
Isocrates adviseth Demonicus, when he came to a strange city, to
worship by all means the gods of the place.
The Devil himself, which is the author of confusion and lies.
The Devil himself, which is the author of confusion and lies.
Why doth one man's yawning make another yawn?
Why doth one man's yawning make another yawn?
