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Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.
He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
Fidelity, purchased with money, money can destroy.
Fidelity, purchased with money, money can destroy.
If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.
If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.
Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others,
dies in ignorance of himself.
Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others,
dies in ignorance of himself.
He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.
