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Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.
Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.
Blood is thicker than water.
Blood is thicker than water.
Just when you think you've finally hit bottom, someone tosses you
a shovel.
Just when you think you've finally hit bottom, someone tosses you
a shovel.
'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.
'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.
I strive to mould circumstances to myself, not myself to
circumstances.
I strive to mould circumstances to myself, not myself to
circumstances.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.
Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.
Punishment is lame, but it comes.
Punishment is lame, but it comes.
The coveteous spends more then the liberall.
The coveteous spends more then the liberall.