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An old friend is a new house.
An old friend is a new house.
It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
A bad dog never sees the Wolfe.
A bad dog never sees the Wolfe.
Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.
Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.
Beware the fury of a patient man.
Beware the fury of a patient man.
To bee beloved is above all bargaines.
To bee beloved is above all bargaines.
He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated,
even when most on his guard.
He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated,
even when most on his guard.
Every one fastens where there is gaine.
Every one fastens where there is gaine.
Hee that is in a Taverne thinkes he is in a vine-garden.
Hee that is in a Taverne thinkes he is in a vine-garden.
