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Prevention is better than cure.
Prevention is better than cure.
A great ship askes deepe waters.
[A great ship asks deep waters.]
A great ship askes deepe waters.
[A great ship asks deep waters.]
My sister and my sister's child,
Myself and children three,
Will fill the chaise: so you must read more
My sister and my sister's child,
Myself and children three,
Will fill the chaise: so you must ride
On horseback after me.
Anger is like
A full hot horse, who being allowed his way,
Self-mettle tires him.
Anger is like
A full hot horse, who being allowed his way,
Self-mettle tires him.
Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.
Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
A gentle houswife marres the houshold.
A gentle houswife marres the houshold.
We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
'Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.
'Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.