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Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.
Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
He has no other recommendation, save an assumed and crafty
solemnity of demeanour.
He has no other recommendation, save an assumed and crafty
solemnity of demeanour.
Too much of anything is bad.
Too much of anything is bad.
Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent?
[Lat., Foecundi calices quem non fecere disertum.]
Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent?
[Lat., Foecundi calices quem non fecere disertum.]
All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom.
All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom.
With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
Good service is a great inchantment.
Good service is a great inchantment.