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Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.
Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.
Take heede of the viniger of sweet wine.
Take heede of the viniger of sweet wine.
Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.
Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
What one day gives us, another takes away from us.
What one day gives us, another takes away from us.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities,
But Brutus makes mine greater than they are.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities,
But Brutus makes mine greater than they are.
The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.
The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.
