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Good swimmers at length are drowned.
Good swimmers at length are drowned.
He that is angry at a feast is rude.
He that is angry at a feast is rude.
The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.
The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.
Aske much to have a little.
Aske much to have a little.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem read more
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem dii diligunt,
Adolescens moritur, dum valet, sentit, sapit.]
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.
Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.
