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Give time and permit a short delay, impetuosity ruins everything.
Give time and permit a short delay, impetuosity ruins everything.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
The higher the Ape goes, the more he shewes his taile.
The higher the Ape goes, the more he shewes his taile.
Covetousnesse breaks the bag.
Covetousnesse breaks the bag.
Health and sicknesse surely are mens double enemies.
Health and sicknesse surely are mens double enemies.
The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather:
injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather:
injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
