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A favour is half granted, when graciously refused.
A favour is half granted, when graciously refused.
Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.
Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.
The cholerick man never wants woe.
The cholerick man never wants woe.
What's done cannot be undone.
What's done cannot be undone.
Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
Where your will is ready, your feete are light.
Where your will is ready, your feete are light.
Something must be allowed to custom.
Something must be allowed to custom.
It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear, not to skin his
sheep.
It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear, not to skin his
sheep.