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The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
His bark is worse than his bite.
His bark is worse than his bite.
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
There is no retracing our steps.
There is no retracing our steps.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
The getting out of doors is the greatest part of the journey.
The getting out of doors is the greatest part of the journey.
We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.
We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.
The Bathe of the Blackamoor hath sworne not to whiten.
The Bathe of the Blackamoor hath sworne not to whiten.
