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An old dog barks not in vain.
An old dog barks not in vain.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
Good is god, but better carries it.
Good is god, but better carries it.
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
Here's metal more attractive.
Here's metal more attractive.
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!
Here is a talk of the Turk and the Pope, but my next neighbour
doth me more harm then read more
Here is a talk of the Turk and the Pope, but my next neighbour
doth me more harm then either of them both.
Who doth his owne businesse, foules not his hands.
Who doth his owne businesse, foules not his hands.