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A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
Brabling Curres never want torne eares.
Brabling Curres never want torne eares.
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
Let not your expenditure exceed your income.
Let not your expenditure exceed your income.
The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.
The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
Power is more safely retained by cautious than by severe
councils.
[Lat., Potentiam cautis quam acribus consiliis tutius read more
Power is more safely retained by cautious than by severe
councils.
[Lat., Potentiam cautis quam acribus consiliis tutius haberi.]