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Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.
Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth
the law, happy is he.
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth
the law, happy is he.
Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.
Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.
It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
The covetous are always in want.
The covetous are always in want.
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
He that is at ease seekes dainties.
He that is at ease seekes dainties.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
