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Regarding nothing as done, while ought remained to be done.
Regarding nothing as done, while ought remained to be done.
He who wishes to injure another, will soon find a pretext.
He who wishes to injure another, will soon find a pretext.
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
I tell the tale as it was told to me.
I tell the tale as it was told to me.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
Her tears will pierce into a marble heart.
Her tears will pierce into a marble heart.
No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.
No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.
