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He that steals an egge, will steal an oxe.
He that steals an egge, will steal an oxe.
There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.
There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.
A man that is warned is half armed.
A man that is warned is half armed.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.
Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
The offender never pardons.
The offender never pardons.
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.
[Lat., Fiat justitia, ruat coelum.]
Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.
[Lat., Fiat justitia, ruat coelum.]