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But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
A countenance inconceivably forbidding.
A countenance inconceivably forbidding.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
With swimming looks of speechless tenderness.
With swimming looks of speechless tenderness.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves.
[Lat., Saepe intereunt aliis meditantes necem.]
Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves.
[Lat., Saepe intereunt aliis meditantes necem.]
