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It is more blessed to give than to receive.
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
First come, first served.
First come, first served.
Aske much to have a little.
Aske much to have a little.
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.
Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.
Get what start the sinner may, Retribution, for all her lame leg,
never quits his track.
Get what start the sinner may, Retribution, for all her lame leg,
never quits his track.
Conversation makes one what he is.
Conversation makes one what he is.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
