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There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
Hee that blowes in the dust fills his eyes with it.
Hee that blowes in the dust fills his eyes with it.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
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He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the
snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
No mortal man is wise at all times.
No mortal man is wise at all times.
He who will not grant a favour has no right to ask one.
He who will not grant a favour has no right to ask one.
'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.
'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.
Either wealth is much increased, or moderation is much decayed.
Either wealth is much increased, or moderation is much decayed.
A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.
A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.
