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To him that will, waies are not wanting.
To him that will, waies are not wanting.
There is a devil in every berry of the grape.
There is a devil in every berry of the grape.
Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.
Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
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.]
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a
sad thing to read more
It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a
sad thing to be grieved when grief can do no good.
