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It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the read more
It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the candle.]
He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.
He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.
Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be read more
Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be resisted.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength.
Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength.
The eye is bigger then the belly.
[The eye is bigger than the belly.]
The eye is bigger then the belly.
[The eye is bigger than the belly.]
And neglected his task for the flowers on the way.
And neglected his task for the flowers on the way.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.