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The eye will have his part.
The eye will have his part.
Every ill man hath his ill day.
Every ill man hath his ill day.
A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.
A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.
Better late than never.
[Lat., Potius sero quam nunquam.]
Better late than never.
[Lat., Potius sero quam nunquam.]
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
She acquires momentum as she advances. [The progress of Fame or
Rumour.]
She acquires momentum as she advances. [The progress of Fame or
Rumour.]
Common report is not always wrong.
Common report is not always wrong.
Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
