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Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.
Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.
Shee spins well that breedes her children.
Shee spins well that breedes her children.
Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.
Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
wind, and the higher the tower read more
The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
wind, and the higher the tower the greater the fall thereof.
Let the poor man mind his tongue.
Let the poor man mind his tongue.
Truth is a dog that must to kennel. He must be whipped, when
Lady, the brach, may stand by read more
Truth is a dog that must to kennel. He must be whipped, when
Lady, the brach, may stand by the fire and stink.
Wood halfe burnt is easily kindled.
Wood halfe burnt is easily kindled.
The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
