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He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
Occupy yourself, and you will be out of harm's way.
Occupy yourself, and you will be out of harm's way.
Hee that hath one hogge makes him fat, and hee that hath one son
makes him a foole.
Hee that hath one hogge makes him fat, and hee that hath one son
makes him a foole.
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.
In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.
Never less alone, than when alone.
Never less alone, than when alone.
From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower read more
From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower of enjoyment.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.
