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The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer.
The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer.
Every one who repeats it adds something to the scandal. [The
rolling snow-ball.]
Every one who repeats it adds something to the scandal. [The
rolling snow-ball.]
Content is more than a kingdom.
Content is more than a kingdom.
He that lives most dies most.
He that lives most dies most.
If you are dreaded by many then beware of many.
If you are dreaded by many then beware of many.
Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
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Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed.
Something must be allowed to custom.
Something must be allowed to custom.
