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He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
One father is more then a hundred Schoolemasters.
[One father is more than a hundred Schoolmasters.]
One father is more then a hundred Schoolemasters.
[One father is more than a hundred Schoolmasters.]
For evil news rides post, while good news baits.
For evil news rides post, while good news baits.
He who meditates a crime secretly within himself has all the
guilt of the act.
He who meditates a crime secretly within himself has all the
guilt of the act.
I am undone! I have smashed the waggon. [I have ruined all.]
I am undone! I have smashed the waggon. [I have ruined all.]
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
Those things please more, which are more expensive.
Those things please more, which are more expensive.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
