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You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
He touches nothing but he adds a charm.
He touches nothing but he adds a charm.
The foole askes much, but hee is more foole that grants it.
The foole askes much, but hee is more foole that grants it.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
A white wall is the paper of a foole.
A white wall is the paper of a foole.
Frugality is one thing, avarice another.
Frugality is one thing, avarice another.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
There are a kind of men so loose of soul,
That in their sleeps will mutter their affairs.
There are a kind of men so loose of soul,
That in their sleeps will mutter their affairs.
He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
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He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.