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Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
No man ever properly calculates from time to time what it is his
duty to avoid.
No man ever properly calculates from time to time what it is his
duty to avoid.
Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.
Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.
