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It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in
joke.
It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in
joke.
The eye and Religion can beare no jesting.
The eye and Religion can beare no jesting.
A new broome sweepeth cleane.
A new broome sweepeth cleane.
Wode has erys, felde has sigt.
Wode has erys, felde has sigt.
Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.
Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.
In doubtful matters boldness is everything.
In doubtful matters boldness is everything.
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.]
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
