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The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
A great ship askes deepe waters.
[A great ship asks deep waters.]
A great ship askes deepe waters.
[A great ship asks deep waters.]
Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.
Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.
Be what thou wouldst seeme to be.
Be what thou wouldst seeme to be.
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.
The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.