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If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
It's good tying the sack before it be full.
It's good tying the sack before it be full.
When a man makes up his mind to thrash another, he must also make
up his mind to be read more
When a man makes up his mind to thrash another, he must also make
up his mind to be a little thrashed himself.
An Idle youth, a needy Age.
An Idle youth, a needy Age.
You stick in the same mire.
You stick in the same mire.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
