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A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
The present century was growing blind
To the great Marlborough's skill in giving knocks,
Until his late read more
The present century was growing blind
To the great Marlborough's skill in giving knocks,
Until his late life by Archdeacon Coxe.
Every man has his price.
Every man has his price.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
[The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches.]
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
[The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches.]
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.
He that lives most dies most.
He that lives most dies most.
