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Stay a little, that we may make an end the sooner.
Stay a little, that we may make an end the sooner.
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to
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It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to
hear the song of fools.
He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
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He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.
How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes ill deeds done.
How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes ill deeds done.
The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer.
The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer.
There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]
There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]
Let him laugh, who is on the right side of the hedge.
Let him laugh, who is on the right side of the hedge.
Sir, she can turn, and turn, and yet go on,
And turn again.
Sir, she can turn, and turn, and yet go on,
And turn again.
There is no vice so simple, but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.
There is no vice so simple, but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.