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Who gathers thistles, may expect pricks.
Who gathers thistles, may expect pricks.
As many servants so many enemies.
As many servants so many enemies.
None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most
delighted.
None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most
delighted.
Make three bites of a cherry.
Make three bites of a cherry.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing read more
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.
It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the read more
It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the candle.]
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
A child correct behind and not before.
A child correct behind and not before.
