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Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
Being on sea saile, being on land settle.
Being on sea saile, being on land settle.
In a long journey straw waighs.
In a long journey straw waighs.
You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.
You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.
Words are men's daughters, but God's sons are things.
Words are men's daughters, but God's sons are things.
The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
With winsome cruelty she refuses.
With winsome cruelty she refuses.
Even in animals there exists the spirit of their sires.
Even in animals there exists the spirit of their sires.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.