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He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at
him.
He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at
him.
Every mile is two in winter.
Every mile is two in winter.
He dies twice who perishes by his own weapons.
He dies twice who perishes by his own weapons.
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
Whom does undeserved honour please, and undeserved blame alarm,
but the base and the liar?
Whom does undeserved honour please, and undeserved blame alarm,
but the base and the liar?
A fault is fostered by concealment.
A fault is fostered by concealment.
There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
It is not permitted that we should know everything.
It is not permitted that we should know everything.
It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in
joke.
It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in
joke.
