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Beate the dog before the Lyon.
Beate the dog before the Lyon.
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]
All beasts of prey are strong or treacherous.
All beasts of prey are strong or treacherous.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
Into a mouth shut flies flie not.
Into a mouth shut flies flie not.
His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.
His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.
Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.
Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
