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He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont.
Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont.
They talk like angels but they live like men.
They talk like angels but they live like men.
Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.
Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.
From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
Let the cobbler stick to his last.
Let the cobbler stick to his last.
