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A gift much expected is paid, not given.
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]
Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls
of the air, and they shall read more
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls
of the air, and they shall tell thee:
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes
of the sea shall declare unto thee.
Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.
Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.
God comes to see without a bell.
God comes to see without a bell.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
It is difficult to whistle and drink at the same time.
It is difficult to whistle and drink at the same time.
Let not your expenditure exceed your income.
Let not your expenditure exceed your income.
