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If the braine sowes not corne, it plants thistles.
If the braine sowes not corne, it plants thistles.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
An old dog barks not in vain.
An old dog barks not in vain.
A people without history is like the wind on the buffalo grass.
A people without history is like the wind on the buffalo grass.
Which he by hook or crook has gather'd
And by his own inventions father'd.
Which he by hook or crook has gather'd
And by his own inventions father'd.
Jest not with the eye or with Religion.
Jest not with the eye or with Religion.
The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.
The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.
He that plaies his mony ought not to value it.
He that plaies his mony ought not to value it.
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
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The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he esteems your merit,
Is such a friend, that one had need
Be very much his friend indeed
To pardon or to bear it.
