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He who has wronged you is either stronger or weaker than
yourself: be he weaker, spare him; be he read more
He who has wronged you is either stronger or weaker than
yourself: be he weaker, spare him; be he stronger, then spare
yourself.
Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
Dreading that climax of all earthly ills,
The inflammation of his weekly bills.
Dreading that climax of all earthly ills,
The inflammation of his weekly bills.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
May go to whoop and holloa.
The way is an ill neighbour.
The way is an ill neighbour.
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
[To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by read more
To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
[To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure.]
