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No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
A brute without a single redeeming point.
A brute without a single redeeming point.
Hee that respects not, is not respected.
Hee that respects not, is not respected.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
He warmes too neere that burnes.
He warmes too neere that burnes.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.
The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.
