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By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
Danger comes on us more speedily when we treat it with contempt.
Danger comes on us more speedily when we treat it with contempt.
When the heart is sick it cannot bear the slightest annoyance.
When the heart is sick it cannot bear the slightest annoyance.
To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.
To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
Out of mind, when out of view.
Out of mind, when out of view.
A foole knowes more in his house, then a wise man in anothers.
A foole knowes more in his house, then a wise man in anothers.
The reverse side also has a reverse side.
The reverse side also has a reverse side.
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]