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Walls have tongues, and hedges ears.
Walls have tongues, and hedges ears.
Life without a friend is death without a witnesse.
Life without a friend is death without a witnesse.
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
A little and good fills the trencher.
A little and good fills the trencher.
Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!
Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!
Tears ready to do duty at a minute's notice.
Tears ready to do duty at a minute's notice.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.
The best manners are stained by haughtiness.
The best manners are stained by haughtiness.
We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.
We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.
