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That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
What he has is of no more use to the miser than that which he has
not.
What he has is of no more use to the miser than that which he has
not.
Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.
Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.
An old cat sports not with her prey.
An old cat sports not with her prey.
Never had ill workeman good tooles.
Never had ill workeman good tooles.
Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.
Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.
The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.
The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.
Idleness ruins the constitution.
Idleness ruins the constitution.
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
