It's not good fishing before the net.

It's not good fishing before the net.

She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
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She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
In her mouth, not a wooden ladle.

He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of
triumph.

He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of
triumph.

Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.

Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.

Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.

Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.

Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.

Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.

The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.

The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.

For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
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For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

He jests at scars that never felt a wound.

He jests at scars that never felt a wound.