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Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Hee that makes himself a sheep, shall be eat by the wolfe.
Hee that makes himself a sheep, shall be eat by the wolfe.
A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food.
A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food.
Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?
Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?
Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
Aske much to have a little.
Aske much to have a little.
It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.
It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.
Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a
fool from any side.
Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a
fool from any side.
When God is made the master of a family, he disorders the
disorderly.
When God is made the master of a family, he disorders the
disorderly.