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Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
The whole race of scribblers flies from the town and yearns for
country life.
The whole race of scribblers flies from the town and yearns for
country life.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Stay till the lame messenger come, if you will know the truth of
the thing.
Stay till the lame messenger come, if you will know the truth of
the thing.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
Be not ashamed to have had wild days, but not to have sown your
wild oats.
Be not ashamed to have had wild days, but not to have sown your
wild oats.
A healer of others, himself diseased.
A healer of others, himself diseased.
Play with a foole at home, and he will play with you in the
market.
Play with a foole at home, and he will play with you in the
market.
