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If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others,
dies in ignorance of himself.
Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others,
dies in ignorance of himself.
We hate the hawk because he ever lives in battle.
We hate the hawk because he ever lives in battle.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.
Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
May go to whoop and holloa.
Working and making a fire doth discretion require.
Working and making a fire doth discretion require.
When God is made the master of a family, he disorders the
disorderly.
When God is made the master of a family, he disorders the
disorderly.
