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A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.
A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.
The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.
The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.
Make three bites of a cherry.
Make three bites of a cherry.
Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.
