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It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
Bear and forbear.
Bear and forbear.
He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.
He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
Blood is thicker than water.
Blood is thicker than water.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.
An old dog barks not in vain.
An old dog barks not in vain.
He that speakes sowes, and he that holds his peace, gathers.
He that speakes sowes, and he that holds his peace, gathers.
