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A shippe and a woman are ever repairing.
A shippe and a woman are ever repairing.
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.
He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.
He that tells a secret is anothers servant.
He that tells a secret is anothers servant.
Those who scratch their hair with one finger. [Fearing to
discompose their curls. Dandies.]
Those who scratch their hair with one finger. [Fearing to
discompose their curls. Dandies.]
