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Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Anothers bread costs deare.
Anothers bread costs deare.
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
Idleness ruins the constitution.
Idleness ruins the constitution.
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.
The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.
He who wants to get rich wants to get rich quickly.
He who wants to get rich wants to get rich quickly.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
