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Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.
Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.
He who injures one man threatens many.
He who injures one man threatens many.
You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.
You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
 Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others, 
dies in ignorance of himself.  
 Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others, 
dies in ignorance of himself. 
Never without a shilling in my purse.
Never without a shilling in my purse.
 I am not what I once was.
 [Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]  
 I am not what I once was.
 [Lat., Non sum qualis eram.] 
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.