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The higher the Ape goes, the more he shewes his taile.
The higher the Ape goes, the more he shewes his taile.
Every man's friend is no man's friend.
Every man's friend is no man's friend.
They make a desert and they call it peace.
They make a desert and they call it peace.
A bad dog never sees the Wolfe.
A bad dog never sees the Wolfe.
He makes a great row but does nothing.
He makes a great row but does nothing.
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]
The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.
The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.
Who like sour fruit to stir their veins' salt tides.
Who like sour fruit to stir their veins' salt tides.
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
