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One flower makes no garland.
One flower makes no garland.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
Young in limbs, in judgment old.
Young in limbs, in judgment old.
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.
Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
An intemperate patient makes a harsh doctor.
An intemperate patient makes a harsh doctor.
Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]
Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]
The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
wind, and the higher the tower read more
The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
wind, and the higher the tower the greater the fall thereof.