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A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
Hee that makes a thing too fine, breakes it.
Hee that makes a thing too fine, breakes it.
The point is plain as a pike staff.
The point is plain as a pike staff.
It's not improbable that a man may receive more solid
satisfaction from pudding while he is alive than from read more
It's not improbable that a man may receive more solid
satisfaction from pudding while he is alive than from praise
after he is dead.
His bark is worse than his bite.
His bark is worse than his bite.
Their own death accompanies the wound they inflict.
Their own death accompanies the wound they inflict.
He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.
He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.
He who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.
He who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.
The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.
The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.