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Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
Shee spins well that breedes her children.
Shee spins well that breedes her children.
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
The Germans wit is in his fingers.
The Germans wit is in his fingers.
Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.
Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.
The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.
[Lat., Calamitosus est animus futuri anxius.]
The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.
[Lat., Calamitosus est animus futuri anxius.]
When war is raging the laws are dumb.
When war is raging the laws are dumb.
