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He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
 Believe Robert who has tried it.
 [Lat., Experto crede Roberto.]  
 Believe Robert who has tried it.
 [Lat., Experto crede Roberto.] 
The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.
I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.
 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like 
unto him.
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 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like 
unto him.
 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own 
conceit. 
 The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
 His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.  
 The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
 His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be. 
Who like sour fruit to stir their veins' salt tides.
Who like sour fruit to stir their veins' salt tides.
Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer.
The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer.