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Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.
Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.
One mouth doth nothing without another.
One mouth doth nothing without another.
Lips that touch liquor will never touch mine.
Lips that touch liquor will never touch mine.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?
Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?
You can drive out nature with a pitchfork but she keeps on coming
back.
You can drive out nature with a pitchfork but she keeps on coming
back.
Nothing is so difficult but that man will accomplish it.
Nothing is so difficult but that man will accomplish it.
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
Be cautious as to what you say of men, and to whom you speak it.
Be cautious as to what you say of men, and to whom you speak it.