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A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
Experience teaches.
[Lat., Experientia docet.]
Experience teaches.
[Lat., Experientia docet.]
It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell.
It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell.
The conviction of having committed a fault is its first and
greatest punishment.
The conviction of having committed a fault is its first and
greatest punishment.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
Felds hath eyen, and wode have eres.
Felds hath eyen, and wode have eres.
