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What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
If any man shall have ears to hear, let him hear.
If any man shall have ears to hear, let him hear.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
Success brings many to ruin.
Success brings many to ruin.
Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent
are punished and the wicked escape.]
Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent
are punished and the wicked escape.]
We are often saved from crime by the disgrace of others.
We are often saved from crime by the disgrace of others.
Faire language grates not the tongue.
Faire language grates not the tongue.
Thinke of ease, but worke on.
Thinke of ease, but worke on.
