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Though the Mastiffe be gentile, yet bite him not by the lippe.
Though the Mastiffe be gentile, yet bite him not by the lippe.
Hee that blowes in the dust fills his eyes with it.
Hee that blowes in the dust fills his eyes with it.
Hee that gives thee a bone, would not have thee die.
Hee that gives thee a bone, would not have thee die.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
Hee that makes a good warre makes a good peace.
Hee that makes a good warre makes a good peace.
There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.
There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
