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It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.
It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.
The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.
The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.
A name, it has more than nominal worth,
And belongs to good or bad luck at birth.
A name, it has more than nominal worth,
And belongs to good or bad luck at birth.
Do not expect good from another's death.
Do not expect good from another's death.
That which sufficeth is not little.
That which sufficeth is not little.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a
wig, and a wife.
Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a
wig, and a wife.
No Church-yard is so handsom, that a man would desire straight to
bee buried there.
No Church-yard is so handsom, that a man would desire straight to
bee buried there.