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His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.
His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.
Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on
all sides.
Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on
all sides.
He enters the port with a full sail.
He enters the port with a full sail.
A man of a great memory without learning hath a rock and a
spindle, and no staffe to spin.
A man of a great memory without learning hath a rock and a
spindle, and no staffe to spin.
All griefes with bread are lesse.
All griefes with bread are lesse.
Consider well what your shoulders are able to bear.
Consider well what your shoulders are able to bear.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
Pardons and pleasantnesse are great revenges of slanders.
Pardons and pleasantnesse are great revenges of slanders.