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Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.
Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has read more
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has on his tail.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
Humble Hearts have humble desires.
Humble Hearts have humble desires.
If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.
Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.
He rejoices to have made his way by ruin of others.
[Lat., Gaudensque viam fecisse ruina.]
He rejoices to have made his way by ruin of others.
[Lat., Gaudensque viam fecisse ruina.]
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
