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The big thieves hang the little ones.
The big thieves hang the little ones.
He who seeks to terrify others is more in fear himself.
He who seeks to terrify others is more in fear himself.
The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.
The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.
Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.
Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.
Bear with evil, and expect good.
Bear with evil, and expect good.
Hard toil can roughen form and face,
And want call quench the eye's bright grace.
Hard toil can roughen form and face,
And want call quench the eye's bright grace.
Men shut their doors against the setting sun.
Men shut their doors against the setting sun.
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
The best mirrour is an old friend.
The best mirrour is an old friend.
