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 The Physitian owes all to the patient, but the patient owes 
nothing to him but a little mony.  
 The Physitian owes all to the patient, but the patient owes 
nothing to him but a little mony. 
For the labourer is worthy of his hire.
For the labourer is worthy of his hire.
We are often saved from crime by the disgrace of others.
We are often saved from crime by the disgrace of others.
 To climb steep hills
 Requires slow pace at first.  
 To climb steep hills
 Requires slow pace at first. 
I must be cruel only to be kind.
I must be cruel only to be kind.
Married in haste we may repent at leisure.
Married in haste we may repent at leisure.
 The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to 
vice.  
 The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to 
vice. 
His bark is worse than his bite.
His bark is worse than his bite.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.