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A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own
heart, his next to escape the read more
A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own
heart, his next to escape the censures of the world.
The Frier preached against stealing, and had a goose in his
sleeve.
[The Friar preached against stealing, and read more
The Frier preached against stealing, and had a goose in his
sleeve.
[The Friar preached against stealing, and had a goose in his
sleeve.]
Hee that doth what hee will, doth not what he ought.
Hee that doth what hee will, doth not what he ought.
Quick beleevers neede broad shoulders.
Quick beleevers neede broad shoulders.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
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.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.
The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.
