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You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
An intemperate patient makes a harsh doctor.
An intemperate patient makes a harsh doctor.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.
The eyes have one language every where.
The eyes have one language every where.
When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.
When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.
An examin'd enterprize goes on boldly.
An examin'd enterprize goes on boldly.
So use your own property as not to injure that of another.
So use your own property as not to injure that of another.
How much in love with himself, and that too without a rival!
How much in love with himself, and that too without a rival!