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Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious read more
Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
It's no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
It's no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
Of him that speakes ill, consider the life more then the word.
Of him that speakes ill, consider the life more then the word.
A woman conceales what shee knowes not.
A woman conceales what shee knowes not.
It's a bold mouse that nestles in the catts eare.
It's a bold mouse that nestles in the catts eare.