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Things at the worst will cease, or e'en climb upward
To what they were before.
Things at the worst will cease, or e'en climb upward
To what they were before.
You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!
You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.
In spending lies the advantage.
In spending lies the advantage.
If all fooles had babies, wee should want fuell.
If all fooles had babies, wee should want fuell.
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.
Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a read more
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a weak mind.]
A fool's wild speech confounds the wise.
A fool's wild speech confounds the wise.