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He will burne his house, to warme his hands.
He will burne his house, to warme his hands.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
No work is of such merit as to instruct from a mere cursory
perusal.
No work is of such merit as to instruct from a mere cursory
perusal.
There needs a long time to know the worlds pulse.
There needs a long time to know the worlds pulse.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same
mistake.
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same
mistake.
A house and a woman sute excellently.
A house and a woman sute excellently.
Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fortes fortuna adjuvat.]
Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fortes fortuna adjuvat.]
He who seeks to terrify others is more in fear himself.
He who seeks to terrify others is more in fear himself.
