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It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in
joke.
It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in
joke.
Every mile is two in winter.
Every mile is two in winter.
The sow that was washed is turned to her wallowing in the mire.
The sow that was washed is turned to her wallowing in the mire.
That which is not forbidden, is not on that account permitted.
That which is not forbidden, is not on that account permitted.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes
a fool of him.
Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes
a fool of him.
