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He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
The price never stood in the way of her inclination.
The price never stood in the way of her inclination.
In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you
embrace another.
In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you
embrace another.
Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and
successful by examples.
Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and
successful by examples.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.
The best of the sport is to doe the deede, and say nothing.
The best of the sport is to doe the deede, and say nothing.
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.