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The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the
cloak).
The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the
cloak).
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
Everything in art is but a copy of nature.
Everything in art is but a copy of nature.
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day
may bring forth.
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day
may bring forth.
The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]
The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]
What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?
What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?
Good Americans when they die go to Paris.
Good Americans when they die go to Paris.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
To have nothing is not poverty.
[Lat., Non est paupertas, Nestor, habere nihil.]
To have nothing is not poverty.
[Lat., Non est paupertas, Nestor, habere nihil.]