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A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.
A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.
These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.
These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.
A live dog is better than a dead lion.
A live dog is better than a dead lion.
No choice amongst stinking fish.
No choice amongst stinking fish.
A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.
Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.
