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A favour is half granted, when graciously refused.
A favour is half granted, when graciously refused.
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
You walk over red-hot lava hidden beneath treacherous ashes.
You walk over red-hot lava hidden beneath treacherous ashes.
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.
True praise rootes and spreedes.
True praise rootes and spreedes.
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
Hell is paved with good intentions.
Hell is paved with good intentions.
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.