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Forgiveness to the injured does belong,
But they ne'er pardon who have done the wrong.
Forgiveness to the injured does belong,
But they ne'er pardon who have done the wrong.
Simple is the language of truth.
Simple is the language of truth.
Let the worst come to the worst.
Let the worst come to the worst.
And with them words of so sweet breath composed
As made the things more rich.
And with them words of so sweet breath composed
As made the things more rich.
The Smith and his penny both are black.
The Smith and his penny both are black.
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
A man of refined taste and judgment.
A man of refined taste and judgment.
Take heed of mad folks in a narrow place.
Take heed of mad folks in a narrow place.
The wife is the key of the house.
The wife is the key of the house.
