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Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?
Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
The sense of death is most in apprehension.
The sense of death is most in apprehension.
When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before read more
When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before the oak, then you may expect a soak.
This division of labour will lessen the task.
This division of labour will lessen the task.
He that hath no hony in his pot, let him have it in his mouth.
He that hath no hony in his pot, let him have it in his mouth.
Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
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.
If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.
If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.
