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The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]
The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]
Shoemaker, stick to your last.
[Lat., Ne supra crepidam judicaret.]
Shoemaker, stick to your last.
[Lat., Ne supra crepidam judicaret.]
His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.
His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!
You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!
Lips that touch liquor will never touch mine.
Lips that touch liquor will never touch mine.
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
Where there is no honour, there is no griefe.
Where there is no honour, there is no griefe.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
