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Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
In the morning mountaines, in the evening fountaines.
In the morning mountaines, in the evening fountaines.
Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.
Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.
The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide read more
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide house.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
The more women looke in their glasse, the lesse they looke to
their house.
The more women looke in their glasse, the lesse they looke to
their house.