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It's not good fishing before the net.
It's not good fishing before the net.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
The heart of kings is unsearchable.
The heart of kings is unsearchable.
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
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Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted.
Long jesting was never good.
Long jesting was never good.
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
