Familiar Quotations / A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to / Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

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No sooner is a temple built to God, but the Devil builds a chapel hard by.[206:1]

Jacula Prudentum.

God's mill grinds slow, but sure.[206:2]

Jacula Prudentum.

The offender never pardons.[206:3]

Jacula Prudentum.

It is a poor sport that is not worth the candle.

Jacula Prudentum.

To a close-shorn sheep God gives wind by measure.[206:4]

Jacula Prudentum.