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Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.
Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.
You are judged of by what you possess.
You are judged of by what you possess.
Great almes-giving lessens no mans living.
Great almes-giving lessens no mans living.
Night is the mother of Councels.
Night is the mother of Councels.
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.
No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.
A righteous man regardeth the life of this beast: but the tender
mercies of the wicked are cruel.
A righteous man regardeth the life of this beast: but the tender
mercies of the wicked are cruel.
A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
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A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
A daw's not reckoned a religious bird
Because it keeps a-cawing from a steeple.
