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No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]
The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]
Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget
it.
Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget
it.
Better a snotty child, then his nose wip'd off.
Better a snotty child, then his nose wip'd off.
All men have more consideration for themselves than for others.
All men have more consideration for themselves than for others.
There rose no day, there roll'd no hour
Of pleasure unembitter'd;
And not a trapping deck'd my read more
There rose no day, there roll'd no hour
Of pleasure unembitter'd;
And not a trapping deck'd my power,
That gall'd not while it glitter'd.
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
Let each man have according to his deserts.
Let each man have according to his deserts.