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He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
A bitter drug oft brings relief.
A bitter drug oft brings relief.
If any would not work, neither shall he eat.
If any would not work, neither shall he eat.
A people without history is like the wind on the buffalo grass.
A people without history is like the wind on the buffalo grass.
The quality of life is more important than life itself
The quality of life is more important than life itself
Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
Falsehood is often rocked by truth, but she soon outgrows her
cradle, and discards her nurse.
Falsehood is often rocked by truth, but she soon outgrows her
cradle, and discards her nurse.
