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Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the
offence.
Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the
offence.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
Though the Mastiffe be gentile, yet bite him not by the lippe.
Though the Mastiffe be gentile, yet bite him not by the lippe.
With the arm which won the victory he protects the vanquished.
With the arm which won the victory he protects the vanquished.
My high-blown pride
At length broke under me, and now has left me
Weary and old with read more
My high-blown pride
At length broke under me, and now has left me
Weary and old with service.
A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
[A long tongue is a sign of a short read more
A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
[A long tongue is a sign of a short hand.]
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
A fool must now and then be right by chance.
A fool must now and then be right by chance.
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
