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An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
He that is once borne, once must dy.
He that is once borne, once must dy.
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
Clean hands are better than full ones in the sight of God.
Clean hands are better than full ones in the sight of God.
I found not Cassio's kisses on her lips.
I found not Cassio's kisses on her lips.
The cares that flutter batlike round fretted roofs.
The cares that flutter batlike round fretted roofs.
Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.
Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.
In the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
In the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.