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An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves.
[Lat., Saepe intereunt aliis meditantes necem.]
Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves.
[Lat., Saepe intereunt aliis meditantes necem.]
The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.
The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.
While your client is watching for you at the front door, slip out
at the back.
While your client is watching for you at the front door, slip out
at the back.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
The truly noble mind has no resentments.
The truly noble mind has no resentments.
For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
The first and last frosts are the worst.
The first and last frosts are the worst.
