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Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
God complaines not, but doth what is fitting.
God complaines not, but doth what is fitting.
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
Sinnes are not knowne till they bee acted.
Sinnes are not knowne till they bee acted.
Sweet is the recollection of difficulties overcome.
Sweet is the recollection of difficulties overcome.
A true friend is tested in adversity.
A true friend is tested in adversity.
The escaped mouse ever feeles the taste of the bait.
The escaped mouse ever feeles the taste of the bait.
With taper-light
To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish.
With taper-light
To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.
