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The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
Never had ill workeman good tooles.
Never had ill workeman good tooles.
Liars pay the penalty of their own misdeeds.
Liars pay the penalty of their own misdeeds.
Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.
Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.
Do not waste bricks. (Waste your labor.)
[Lat., Ne laterum laves.]
Do not waste bricks. (Waste your labor.)
[Lat., Ne laterum laves.]
Hath not thy rose a canker, Somerset?
Hath not thy rose a thorn, Plantagenet?
Hath not thy rose a canker, Somerset?
Hath not thy rose a thorn, Plantagenet?
Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.
Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.
Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
