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A soft answer turneth away wrath.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.
The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.
Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.
A trade is better then service.
A trade is better then service.
He that gives thee a Capon, give him the leg and the wing.
He that gives thee a Capon, give him the leg and the wing.
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.