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Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
 An ill agreement is better then a good judgement.
 [An ill agreement is better than a good judgment.]  
 An ill agreement is better then a good judgement.
 [An ill agreement is better than a good judgment.] 
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
 How can man die better,
 Than facing fearful odds
  For the ashes of this fathers
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 How can man die better,
 Than facing fearful odds
  For the ashes of this fathers
   And the temples of his gods? 
 One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
 That may succeed as his inheritor.  
 One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
 That may succeed as his inheritor. 
 The tear that is wiped with a little address,
 May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.  
 The tear that is wiped with a little address,
 May be follow'd perhaps by a smile. 
 While your client is watching for you at the front door, slip out 
at the back.  
 While your client is watching for you at the front door, slip out 
at the back. 
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.