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Every man's friend is no man's friend.
Every man's friend is no man's friend.
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
What one day gives us, another takes away from us.
What one day gives us, another takes away from us.
The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.
The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
Bear with evil, and expect good.
Bear with evil, and expect good.
