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Leave her to Heaven,
And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge,
To prick and sting read more
Leave her to Heaven,
And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge,
To prick and sting her.
All soils are not fertile.
All soils are not fertile.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
Omittance is no quittance.
Omittance is no quittance.
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
Oh Ignorance
Thou art fall'n man's best friend!
Oh Ignorance
Thou art fall'n man's best friend!
Whose nature is so far from doing harms,
That he suspects none.
Whose nature is so far from doing harms,
That he suspects none.