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He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.
He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.
The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.
The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.
Let nothing offensive to the ear or the eye enter these
thresholds, within which youth dwells.
Let nothing offensive to the ear or the eye enter these
thresholds, within which youth dwells.
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
Faire language grates not the tongue.
Faire language grates not the tongue.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
Consider the end.
Consider the end.
As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
One picture is worth ten thousand words.
One picture is worth ten thousand words.