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The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.
Wine makes all sorts of creatures at table.
Wine makes all sorts of creatures at table.
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one,
and love the other; or else read more
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one,
and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise
the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Far from gay cities and the ways of men.
Far from gay cities and the ways of men.
Proverbs like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary
of the intuitions.
Proverbs like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary
of the intuitions.
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.
Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.
All is grist that comes to the mill.
All is grist that comes to the mill.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
