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The wind in ones face makes one wise.
The wind in ones face makes one wise.
A drunkards purse is a bottle.
A drunkards purse is a bottle.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both
of them.
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both
of them.
When you have set yourself a task finish it.
When you have set yourself a task finish it.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.
Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the
offence.
Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the
offence.