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A' WA'D HAE A'
Es denckt ein yeder in seinen Sack.
OGNI grille grilla a se.
Ognun tira 1'acqua
TUTTI vogano alia galiota.
Tirano a se.
al suo mulino.
OGNIUNO caccia con la rete al suo fratello.
LES vertus se perdent dans 1'inte'ret comme les fleuves se perdent dans la mer.
CD J 111
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A KING of England being at table in the house of one of his Courtiers, and finding
, the dwelling spacious and full of costly furniture and plate, although the owner ~
had been in but very narrow circumstances previous to his appointment to the office |-
he then held, the King became very
QJ much valuable property in so short a period : assuring
desirous to learn from him how he amassed so
him at the same time that no
mischief should come to him if he told the truth. Whereupon the Courtier, thus
pressed, said incontinently, that he had always been a man of exceeding diligence
and industry : that he had constantly made it a rule to rise early in the morning, and
^ always looked after his own concerns first ; having completed which, he then attended
to the King's business. Upon this the King made answer that he should have just
done the very reverse ; that he should have first minded the King's business, and then
his own. The Courtier forthwith assured the King that he had thereby
never done
the least prejudice to his Majesty's affairs; for that he had only appropriated the time
passed by others in sleep to the care of his own personal concerns; having effected
>- which, he still got to the duties of his Office before those who, having indulged in long
{j: sleep, had got to theirs, and had neglected their own affairs.
> III
COLLIDE, non omni tempore
messis erit.
Vergader graen in uwe schuren,
De Oegst en sal niet eeuwigh dueren.
Es ist alle tage Jagen-tag,
Aber nit alle tage fange-tag.
PROVISION faite en saison,
Fait de bien a la maison.
SELF'S THE MAN.
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