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A stone in a well is not lost.
A stone in a well is not lost.
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whoever is
deceived thereby is not wise.
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whoever is
deceived thereby is not wise.
Most men are bad.
Most men are bad.
If one swain scorns you, you will soon find another.
If one swain scorns you, you will soon find another.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.
It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.
Good is god, but better carries it.
Good is god, but better carries it.
He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.
He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
