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A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
So use your own property as not to injure that of another.
So use your own property as not to injure that of another.
Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.
Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
In avoiding one vice fools rush into the opposite extreme.
In avoiding one vice fools rush into the opposite extreme.
A live dog is better than a dead lion.
A live dog is better than a dead lion.
He that will be surety, shall pay.
He that will be surety, shall pay.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.