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We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.
We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!
Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!
He who excuses himself, accuses himself.
[Fr., Qui s'excuse, s'accuse.]
He who excuses himself, accuses himself.
[Fr., Qui s'excuse, s'accuse.]
Every inordinate cup is unblessed, and the ingredient is a devil.
Every inordinate cup is unblessed, and the ingredient is a devil.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
Restive horses must be roughly dealt with.
Restive horses must be roughly dealt with.
He that tells a secret is anothers servant.
He that tells a secret is anothers servant.