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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.
Cares deny all rest to weary limbs.
Cares deny all rest to weary limbs.
He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.
He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.
Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.
Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.
For whom the Lord liveth he correcteth.
For whom the Lord liveth he correcteth.
Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.
Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.
Prevention is better than cure.
Prevention is better than cure.
Much matter decocted into few words.
Much matter decocted into few words.
