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Blood is thicker than water.
Blood is thicker than water.
 And we must take the current when it serves;
 Or lose our ventures.  
 And we must take the current when it serves;
 Or lose our ventures. 
 He that is his owne Counsellor knowes nothing sure but what hee 
hath laid out.  
 He that is his owne Counsellor knowes nothing sure but what hee 
hath laid out. 
 Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
 And thin partitions do their bounds divide.  
 Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
 And thin partitions do their bounds divide. 
 Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
 To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.  
 Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
 To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise. 
Folly growes without watering.
Folly growes without watering.
 In avoiding one evil we fall into another, if we use not 
discretion.  
 In avoiding one evil we fall into another, if we use not 
discretion.