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The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at
him.
He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at
him.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
'Tis an easy thing to find a staff to beat a dog.
'Tis an easy thing to find a staff to beat a dog.
A trade is better then service.
A trade is better then service.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
Each day that fate adds to your life, put down as so much gain.
Each day that fate adds to your life, put down as so much gain.
