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Faults are committed within the walls of Troy and also without.
[There is fault on both sides.]
Faults are committed within the walls of Troy and also without.
[There is fault on both sides.]
Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.
Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.
To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.
To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.
If things look badly to-day they may look better tomorrow.
If things look badly to-day they may look better tomorrow.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
None is offended but by himselfe.
None is offended but by himselfe.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
May go to whoop and holloa.
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
