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When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.
When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.
'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you,
my lord fool, out of read more
'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you,
my lord fool, out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower,
safety.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know
it.
Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know
it.
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
He who is not in readiness to-day, will be less prepared
to-morrow.
He who is not in readiness to-day, will be less prepared
to-morrow.
Noble houskeepers neede no dores.
Noble houskeepers neede no dores.
Little losses amaze, great tame.
Little losses amaze, great tame.