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To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.
To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.
Good laws are the offspring of bad actions.
Good laws are the offspring of bad actions.
He that marries late, marries ill.
He that marries late, marries ill.
There is a method in man's wickedness:
It grows up by degrees.
There is a method in man's wickedness:
It grows up by degrees.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
A kinsman, a friend, or whom you intreate, take not to serve you,
if you will be served neately.
A kinsman, a friend, or whom you intreate, take not to serve you,
if you will be served neately.
Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
It's a proud horse that will not carry his owne provender.
It's a proud horse that will not carry his owne provender.
He makes no friend who never made a foe.
He makes no friend who never made a foe.
