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We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.
We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
In prosperity you may count on many friends; if the sky becomes
overcast you will be alone.
In prosperity you may count on many friends; if the sky becomes
overcast you will be alone.
Covetousnesse breaks the bag.
Covetousnesse breaks the bag.
God comes to see without a bell.
God comes to see without a bell.
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he read more
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he esteems your merit,
Is such a friend, that one had need
Be very much his friend indeed
To pardon or to bear it.
Sudden friendship, sure repentance.
Sudden friendship, sure repentance.
They succeed, because they think they can.
They succeed, because they think they can.
The present century was growing blind
To the great Marlborough's skill in giving knocks,
Until his late read more
The present century was growing blind
To the great Marlborough's skill in giving knocks,
Until his late life by Archdeacon Coxe.
