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Life without a friend is death without a witnesse.
Life without a friend is death without a witnesse.
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.]
Neither bribe nor loose thy right.
Neither bribe nor loose thy right.
Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.
Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.
If great men would have care of little ones, both would last
long.
If great men would have care of little ones, both would last
long.
What the law will compel you to do, do of your own free will.
What the law will compel you to do, do of your own free will.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Look not upon the wine when it is read, when it giveth his colour
in the cup, when it read more
Look not upon the wine when it is read, when it giveth his colour
in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
