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The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
Give time and permit a short delay, impetuosity ruins everything.
Give time and permit a short delay, impetuosity ruins everything.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
If the destructive dice-box has pleasures for the father, the son
will be a gambler.
If the destructive dice-box has pleasures for the father, the son
will be a gambler.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
If all fooles had babies, wee should want fuell.
If all fooles had babies, wee should want fuell.
