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Immodest words admit of no defence;
For want of decency is want of sense.
Immodest words admit of no defence;
For want of decency is want of sense.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.
Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
A man convinced against his will,
Is of the some opinion still.
A man convinced against his will,
Is of the some opinion still.
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to read more
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to drink.
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord
shall reward thee.
No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.
No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.
The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades, when speaking fails.
The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades, when speaking fails.
