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Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.
Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.
Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long and wise experience.
Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long and wise experience.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
Hidden knowledge differs little from ignorance.
Hidden knowledge differs little from ignorance.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
To have the same likes and dislikes, therein consists the firmest
bond of friendship.
To have the same likes and dislikes, therein consists the firmest
bond of friendship.
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
[A woman] fiercer than a cubless tigress.
[A woman] fiercer than a cubless tigress.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
