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The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.
The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
We always strive for that which is forbidden, and desire that
which is denied us.
We always strive for that which is forbidden, and desire that
which is denied us.
Never was anything so inconsistent.
Never was anything so inconsistent.
A great dowry is a bed full of brables.
A great dowry is a bed full of brables.
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
Every one thinkes his sacke heaviest.
Every one thinkes his sacke heaviest.
So enjoy the pleasures of the hour as not to spoil those that are
to follow.
So enjoy the pleasures of the hour as not to spoil those that are
to follow.