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Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
A little Kitchin makes a large house.
A little Kitchin makes a large house.
It is a wretched thing to rest upon the fame of others, lest, the
supporting pillar being removed, the read more
It is a wretched thing to rest upon the fame of others, lest, the
supporting pillar being removed, the superstructure should
collapse in ruin.
No day is wholly unproductive of good.
No day is wholly unproductive of good.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
Look not upon the wine when it is read, when it giveth his colour
in the cup, when it read more
Look not upon the wine when it is read, when it giveth his colour
in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
The Devill is not alwaies at one doore.
The Devill is not alwaies at one doore.
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.
