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A new broome sweepeth cleane.
A new broome sweepeth cleane.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.
Wine makes all sorts of creatures at table.
Wine makes all sorts of creatures at table.
He blames Neptune unjustly who twice suffers shipwreck.
He blames Neptune unjustly who twice suffers shipwreck.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day
may bring forth.
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day
may bring forth.
Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
