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He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
Take thou some new infection to thy eye,
And the rank poison of the old will die.
Take thou some new infection to thy eye,
And the rank poison of the old will die.
Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.
Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.
An injury may prove a blessing.
An injury may prove a blessing.
Frugality is one thing, avarice another.
Frugality is one thing, avarice another.
For night owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.
For night owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.
Facts are stubborn things.
Facts are stubborn things.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
Demons in act, but gods at least in face.
Demons in act, but gods at least in face.