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Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
[There is no jollity but hath a smack of read more
There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
[There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]
There is no retracing our steps.
There is no retracing our steps.
No tye can oblige the perfidious.
[No tie can oblige the perfidious.]
No tye can oblige the perfidious.
[No tie can oblige the perfidious.]
The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.
The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.
The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.
The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.