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If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.
If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.
He that beleeveth all, misseth; hee that beleeveth nothing, hitts
not.
He that beleeveth all, misseth; hee that beleeveth nothing, hitts
not.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
Handsome features are a silent recommendation.
Handsome features are a silent recommendation.
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
To review ones store is to mow twice.
To review ones store is to mow twice.
One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues.
One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
