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Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.
Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.
An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.
Time rolls his ceaseless course.
Time rolls his ceaseless course.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to read more
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to drink.
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord
shall reward thee.
Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher,
it goes ill with the pitcher.
Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher,
it goes ill with the pitcher.
A fair face may make a foul bargain.
A fair face may make a foul bargain.
