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If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been
caught.
If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been
caught.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
Better to be blinde, then to see ill.
Better to be blinde, then to see ill.
He that is surprized with the first frost feeles it all the
winter after.
He that is surprized with the first frost feeles it all the
winter after.
He that studies his content, wants it.
He that studies his content, wants it.
The ill that comes out of our mouth falles into our bosome.
The ill that comes out of our mouth falles into our bosome.
We ne'er shall look upon his like again.
We ne'er shall look upon his like again.
Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.
Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.
Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.