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The eye is bigger then the belly.
[The eye is bigger than the belly.]
The eye is bigger then the belly.
[The eye is bigger than the belly.]
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.
The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.
Who hath none to still him, may weepe out his eyes.
Who hath none to still him, may weepe out his eyes.
It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.
It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.
In a good house all is quickly ready.
In a good house all is quickly ready.
Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.
Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.