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Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
They talk like angels but they live like men.
They talk like angels but they live like men.
Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.
Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine.
If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine.
He has no other recommendation, save an assumed and crafty
solemnity of demeanour.
He has no other recommendation, save an assumed and crafty
solemnity of demeanour.
Little pitchers have wide eares.
[Little pitchers have wide ears.]
Little pitchers have wide eares.
[Little pitchers have wide ears.]
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
