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Don't promise twice what you can do at once.
Don't promise twice what you can do at once.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
Would you know what mony is, Go borrow some.
Would you know what mony is, Go borrow some.
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
