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What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
The sow that was washed is turned to her wallowing in the mire.
The sow that was washed is turned to her wallowing in the mire.
No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
Time stoops to no man's lure.
Time stoops to no man's lure.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
She had a good opinion of advice,
Like all who give and eke receive it gratis,
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She had a good opinion of advice,
Like all who give and eke receive it gratis,
For which small thanks are still the market price,
Even where the article at highest rate is.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
