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 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a 
fall.  
 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a 
fall. 
He that gives thee a Capon, give him the leg and the wing.
He that gives thee a Capon, give him the leg and the wing.
 Treading softly like a thief,
 Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
  And feeling all along the read more 
 Treading softly like a thief,
 Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
  And feeling all along the garden wall. 
Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
The way of transgressors is hard.
The way of transgressors is hard.
There would bee no great ones if there were no little ones.
There would bee no great ones if there were no little ones.
 A Daniel still say I, a second Daniel!
 I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.  
 A Daniel still say I, a second Daniel!
 I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word. 
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?