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Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
The same dish cooked over and over again wears out the irksome
life of the teacher.
The same dish cooked over and over again wears out the irksome
life of the teacher.
A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food.
A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food.
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
Let the poor man mind his tongue.
Let the poor man mind his tongue.
Make three bites of a cherry.
Make three bites of a cherry.
She has deceived her father, and may thee.
She has deceived her father, and may thee.
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
All men have more consideration for themselves than for others.
All men have more consideration for themselves than for others.