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That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
Hee that blowes in the dust fills his eyes with it.
Hee that blowes in the dust fills his eyes with it.
A stone in a well is not lost.
A stone in a well is not lost.
Hee that respects not, is not respected.
Hee that respects not, is not respected.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.
Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.
It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear, not to skin his
sheep.
It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear, not to skin his
sheep.
Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.
Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.