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One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.
One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.
It's a bold mouse that nestles in the catts eare.
It's a bold mouse that nestles in the catts eare.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
It is good to be taught even by an enemy.
It is good to be taught even by an enemy.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.
Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance.
Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance.
