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It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.
Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.
Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent?
[Lat., Foecundi calices quem non fecere disertum.]
Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent?
[Lat., Foecundi calices quem non fecere disertum.]
Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.
Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.
From a chollerick man withdraw a little; from him that saies
nothing, for ever.
From a chollerick man withdraw a little; from him that saies
nothing, for ever.
Certain signs are the forerunners of certain events.
Certain signs are the forerunners of certain events.
You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.
You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.
Frugality is the mother of all virtues.
Frugality is the mother of all virtues.