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A gentle heart is tyed with an easie thread.
A gentle heart is tyed with an easie thread.
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish read more
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.
As is the mother, so is her daughter.
As is the mother, so is her daughter.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.
Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.
Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.
Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.
Good habits result from resisting temptation.
Good habits result from resisting temptation.
The eye is bigger then the belly.
[The eye is bigger than the belly.]
The eye is bigger then the belly.
[The eye is bigger than the belly.]
The child is father of the man.
The child is father of the man.
