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The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
Hee that blowes in the dust fills his eyes with it.
Hee that blowes in the dust fills his eyes with it.
When God is made the master of a family, he disorders the
disorderly.
When God is made the master of a family, he disorders the
disorderly.
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
Idle folks have the most labour.
Idle folks have the most labour.
There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.
There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.