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He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]
He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]
The table robbes more then a thiefe.
The table robbes more then a thiefe.
The covetous are always in want.
The covetous are always in want.
Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.
Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.
A kinsman, a friend, or whom you intreate, take not to serve you,
if you will be served neately.
A kinsman, a friend, or whom you intreate, take not to serve you,
if you will be served neately.
To be too busie gets contempt.
To be too busie gets contempt.
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
He, who will not pardon others, must not himself expect pardon.
He, who will not pardon others, must not himself expect pardon.
My ventures are not in one bottom trusted.
My ventures are not in one bottom trusted.
