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Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.
Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.
What were vices have become the fashion of the day.
What were vices have become the fashion of the day.
Thinke of ease, but worke on.
Thinke of ease, but worke on.
 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, 
it is a tree of life.  
 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, 
it is a tree of life. 
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
 When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash; 
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 When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash; 
when the ash is before the oak, then you may expect a soak. 
All beasts of prey are strong or treacherous.
All beasts of prey are strong or treacherous.
The Germans wit is in his fingers.
The Germans wit is in his fingers.