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What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.
What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.
A fault is fostered by concealment.
A fault is fostered by concealment.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.
Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
Trivial losses often prove great gains.
Trivial losses often prove great gains.
It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.
It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.
Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?
Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?