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Those presents are the most acceptable which are enhanced by our
regard for the donor.
Those presents are the most acceptable which are enhanced by our
regard for the donor.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
Every inordinate cup is unblessed, and the ingredient is a devil.
Every inordinate cup is unblessed, and the ingredient is a devil.
A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.
A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.
Every one who repeats it adds something to the scandal. [The
rolling snow-ball.]
Every one who repeats it adds something to the scandal. [The
rolling snow-ball.]
He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.
He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.
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.
