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Wherein is the use of getting rid of one thorn out of many?
Wherein is the use of getting rid of one thorn out of many?
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
When you are at Rome, live as Romans live.
When you are at Rome, live as Romans live.
The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
wind, and the higher the tower read more
The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
wind, and the higher the tower the greater the fall thereof.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock,
and it shall be opened unto read more
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock,
and it shall be opened unto you:
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth;
and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself read more
Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself life's mad career,
Wild as the wave?
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
