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Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his read more
Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.
A word spoken in due season, how good is it!
A word spoken in due season, how good is it!
It's a bold mouse that nestles in the catts eare.
It's a bold mouse that nestles in the catts eare.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.
He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
Fieldes have eies and woodes have eares.
Fieldes have eies and woodes have eares.
Which he by hook or crook has gather'd
And by his own inventions father'd.
Which he by hook or crook has gather'd
And by his own inventions father'd.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
