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Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.
Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!
You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!
An angelic boyhood becomes a Satanic old age.
[Lat., Angelicus juvenis senibus satanizat in annis.]
An angelic boyhood becomes a Satanic old age.
[Lat., Angelicus juvenis senibus satanizat in annis.]
Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.
Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.
I'll potch at him some way;
Or wrath or craft may get him.
I'll potch at him some way;
Or wrath or craft may get him.
Take care of the halfpence and pence, and the shillings and
pounds will take care of themselves.
Take care of the halfpence and pence, and the shillings and
pounds will take care of themselves.
Truth and oyle are ever above.
Truth and oyle are ever above.