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It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
At length the Fox is brought to the Furrier.
At length the Fox is brought to the Furrier.
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.
Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.
Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but enjoyed.
Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but enjoyed.
With devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
With devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.