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The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
Endure the present, and watch for better things.
Endure the present, and watch for better things.
In strife who inquires whether stratagem or courage was used?
In strife who inquires whether stratagem or courage was used?
Tell me, thou old man, worthy of a child's bauble.
Tell me, thou old man, worthy of a child's bauble.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
Dispel the cold, bounteously replenishing the hearth with logs.
Dispel the cold, bounteously replenishing the hearth with logs.
It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.
It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera read more
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera panem ostentat.]
Disgraces are like cherries, one drawes another.
Disgraces are like cherries, one drawes another.
