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Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of 
thee, and so hate thee.  
 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of 
thee, and so hate thee. 
 Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
 Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.  
 Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
 Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.