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By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
Everybody's business is nobody's business.
Everybody's business is nobody's business.
He that knowes nothing, doubts nothing.
He that knowes nothing, doubts nothing.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
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When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before the oak, then you may expect a soak.
Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better
able to bear your own.
Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better
able to bear your own.
A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.
A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.
An undertaking beset with danger.
An undertaking beset with danger.
'Tis an easy thing to find a staff to beat a dog.
'Tis an easy thing to find a staff to beat a dog.
