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Though the Mastiffe be gentile, yet bite him not by the lippe.
Though the Mastiffe be gentile, yet bite him not by the lippe.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
Though they don't want to kill anybody, they like to have the
power to do so.
Though they don't want to kill anybody, they like to have the
power to do so.
The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.
The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.
Ther's no great banquet but some fares ill.
Ther's no great banquet but some fares ill.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
Let him love none and be by none beloved!
Let him love none and be by none beloved!