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The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
Men would be angels, angels would be gods.
Men would be angels, angels would be gods.
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years
after.
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Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years
after.
[Who eats the king's goose voids the feathers a hundred years
after.]
My bark, once struck by the fury of the storm, dreads again to
approach the place of danger.
My bark, once struck by the fury of the storm, dreads again to
approach the place of danger.
Working and making a fire doth discretion require.
Working and making a fire doth discretion require.
Catch the opportunity while it lasts, and rely not on what the
morrow may bring.
Catch the opportunity while it lasts, and rely not on what the
morrow may bring.