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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.]
We make allowance for necessity.
We make allowance for necessity.
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a read more
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a weak mind.]
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?
'Tis an easy thing to find a staff to beat a dog.
'Tis an easy thing to find a staff to beat a dog.
A fair face may make a foul bargain.
A fair face may make a foul bargain.
Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?
Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?
The honied tongue hath its poison.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
