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Who remove stones, bruise their fingers.
Who remove stones, bruise their fingers.
Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.
Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.
A novice always behaves with propriety.
A novice always behaves with propriety.
Without favour none will know you, and with it you will not know
your selfe.
Without favour none will know you, and with it you will not know
your selfe.
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.
[A little wind kindles; much puts out the fire.]
A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.
[A little wind kindles; much puts out the fire.]
I tell the tale as it was told to me.
I tell the tale as it was told to me.
