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Punishment is lame, but it comes.
Punishment is lame, but it comes.
Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).
Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).
The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the read more
The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the position of others,
dissatisfied with our own.]
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
There is no retracing our steps.
There is no retracing our steps.
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!
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.
