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To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
Better do nothing than do ill.
Better do nothing than do ill.
You must strike in measure, when there are many to strike on one
Anvile.
You must strike in measure, when there are many to strike on one
Anvile.
All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.
All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.
He that doth what he should not, shall feele what he would not.
He that doth what he should not, shall feele what he would not.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.
Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.
There is no vice so simple, but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.
There is no vice so simple, but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.