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Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
He that gives thee a Capon, give him the leg and the wing.
He that gives thee a Capon, give him the leg and the wing.
A wealthy traveller fears an ambush, while one with empty pockets
journeys on in safety.
A wealthy traveller fears an ambush, while one with empty pockets
journeys on in safety.
Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.
An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.
Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.
Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.
