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Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
Know all and you will pardon all.
Know all and you will pardon all.
I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
Drink boys, drink boys,
Drive away your sorrow!
Drink boys, drink boys,
Drive away your sorrow!
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.
Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will read more
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work
hard.]
