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Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.
Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.
Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked read more
Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked scythe and spade.
A poore mans Cow dies a rich mans child.
A poore mans Cow dies a rich mans child.
Honesty is the best policy.
Honesty is the best policy.
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
An examin'd enterprize goes on boldly.
An examin'd enterprize goes on boldly.
Life ain't all beer and skittles.
Life ain't all beer and skittles.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
