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The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.
It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.
He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.
What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.
The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.
An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.
