It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the read more

It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the candle.]

In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.

In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.

'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.

'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

The act is judged of by the event.

The act is judged of by the event.

It's not good fishing before the net.

It's not good fishing before the net.

Loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud.

Loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud.

Nothing is so swift as calumny, nothing is more easily
propagated, nothing more readily credited, nothing more widely
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Nothing is so swift as calumny, nothing is more easily
propagated, nothing more readily credited, nothing more widely
circulated.

It is hard to abstain from writing satire.

It is hard to abstain from writing satire.