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Faults are committed within the walls of Troy and also without.
[There is fault on both sides.]
Faults are committed within the walls of Troy and also without.
[There is fault on both sides.]
A man of a great memory without learning hath a rock and a
spindle, and no staffe to spin.
A man of a great memory without learning hath a rock and a
spindle, and no staffe to spin.
The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]
There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]
There is never a lawsuit but a woman is at the bottom of it.
There is never a lawsuit but a woman is at the bottom of it.
An excess of hoarded wealth is the death of many.
An excess of hoarded wealth is the death of many.
Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear,
Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare.
Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear,
Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare.
Of all smells, bread: of all tasts, salt.
Of all smells, bread: of all tasts, salt.