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When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
Idle men are the devil's playfellows.
Idle men are the devil's playfellows.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
Beware of desperate steps. The darkest day,
Live till to-morrow, will have pass'd away.
Beware of desperate steps. The darkest day,
Live till to-morrow, will have pass'd away.
The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
Speech is silvern, silence is golden.
Speech is silvern, silence is golden.
He that preacheth giveth almes.
He that preacheth giveth almes.
Where your will is ready, your feete are light.
Where your will is ready, your feete are light.
