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 I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a 
Tartar.]  
 I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a 
Tartar.] 
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
Speake fitly, or be silent wisely.
Speake fitly, or be silent wisely.
An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.
An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.
 That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes 
of others.  
 That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes 
of others. 
If you must flie, flie well.
If you must flie, flie well.
 Sorrow concealed, like an oven stopp'd,
 Doth burn the heart to cinders, where it is.  
 Sorrow concealed, like an oven stopp'd,
 Doth burn the heart to cinders, where it is. 
We are often saved from crime by the disgrace of others.
We are often saved from crime by the disgrace of others.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.