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No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.
No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.
The Reverend are ever before.
The Reverend are ever before.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
The sure way to wickedness is through wickedness.
The sure way to wickedness is through wickedness.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Weight justly and sell dearely.
Weight justly and sell dearely.
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
