I wont let a wife lead me to the altar. [I will not have a wife
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I wont let a wife lead me to the altar. [I will not have a wife
that shall be my master.]

I have cut my leg with my own adze.

I have cut my leg with my own adze.

Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
And some condemned for a fault alone.

He that endures is not overcome.

He that endures is not overcome.

He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.

He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.

The Mill gets by going.

The Mill gets by going.

In avoiding one vice fools rush into the opposite extreme.

In avoiding one vice fools rush into the opposite extreme.

Ask but enough, and you may lower the price as you list.

Ask but enough, and you may lower the price as you list.

Suffer and expect.

Suffer and expect.