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The Smith and his penny both are black.
The Smith and his penny both are black.
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
The best of the sport is to doe the deede, and say nothing.
The best of the sport is to doe the deede, and say nothing.
Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear
Can others teach their course to steer,
Yet run himself read more
Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear
Can others teach their course to steer,
Yet run himself life's mad career
Wild as the wave?
Drought never brought dearth.
Drought never brought dearth.
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters read more
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.
