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Everyone has his besetting sin.
Everyone has his besetting sin.
As dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to this folly.
As dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to this folly.
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
Beauty drawes more then oxen.
Beauty drawes more then oxen.
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a read more
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a weak mind.]
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
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He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.
'Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.
'Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.
He that deales in the world needes foure seeves.
He that deales in the world needes foure seeves.
