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I have cut my leg with my own adze.
I have cut my leg with my own adze.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
If all fooles had babies, wee should want fuell.
If all fooles had babies, wee should want fuell.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
A woman conceales what shee knowes not.
A woman conceales what shee knowes not.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
That is never too often repeated which is never sufficiently
learnt.
That is never too often repeated which is never sufficiently
learnt.
He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when
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He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when
it is in his power to do so.
