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 That should be regarded as a loss, which is won at the expense of 
our reputation.  
 That should be regarded as a loss, which is won at the expense of 
our reputation. 
My hair is grey, but not with years.
My hair is grey, but not with years.
To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.
To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
Disgraces are like cherries, one drawes another.
Disgraces are like cherries, one drawes another.
 Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that 
proceedeth out of the mouth of God.  
 Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that 
proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 
 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. 
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.
Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.