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Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
Immodest words admit of no defence;
For want of decency is want of sense.
Immodest words admit of no defence;
For want of decency is want of sense.
Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you
occupied.
Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you
occupied.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck read more
'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck at.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
One sound blow will serve to undo us all.
One sound blow will serve to undo us all.
What you don't know can't hurt you.
What you don't know can't hurt you.
