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Who friendship with a knave hath made,
Is judg'd a partner in the trade.
Who friendship with a knave hath made,
Is judg'd a partner in the trade.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
He complaines wrongfully on the sea that twice suffers shipwrack.
He complaines wrongfully on the sea that twice suffers shipwrack.
Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]
Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]
No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.
No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.
Truth is a dog that must to kennel. He must be whipped, when
Lady, the brach, may stand by read more
Truth is a dog that must to kennel. He must be whipped, when
Lady, the brach, may stand by the fire and stink.
The healthfull man can give counsell to the sick.
The healthfull man can give counsell to the sick.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
