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For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.
For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.
Walls have tongues, and hedges ears.
Walls have tongues, and hedges ears.
The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.
The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.
He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher,
it goes ill with the pitcher.
Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher,
it goes ill with the pitcher.
