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A man that is warned is half armed.
A man that is warned is half armed.
With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
A countenance inconceivably forbidding.
A countenance inconceivably forbidding.
A true friend is tested in adversity.
A true friend is tested in adversity.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
He who will not grant a favour has no right to ask one.
He who will not grant a favour has no right to ask one.
No man ever properly calculates from time to time what it is his
duty to avoid.
No man ever properly calculates from time to time what it is his
duty to avoid.
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
