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It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide read more
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide house.
Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion.
Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
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.
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.
Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.
It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
Every animal loves itself.
Every animal loves itself.