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With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.
He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.
A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.
A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.
Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.
Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.
A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.
A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
The man that heweth over high,
Some chip falleth in his eye.
The man that heweth over high,
Some chip falleth in his eye.
By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.
By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.
