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Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
When you enter into a house, leave the anger ever at the doore.
When you enter into a house, leave the anger ever at the doore.
When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
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When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before the oak, then you may expect a soak.
Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.
Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.
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.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
Falsehoods border on truths.
Falsehoods border on truths.
It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can
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It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can
be successful without being envied and hated.]
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
