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A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Let each man have according to his deserts.
Let each man have according to his deserts.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
A white wall is the paper of a foole.
A white wall is the paper of a foole.
There are more Physitians in health then drunkards.
There are more Physitians in health then drunkards.
It is not permitted that we should know everything.
It is not permitted that we should know everything.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of
thee, and so hate thee.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of
thee, and so hate thee.