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The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
The tongue walkes where the teeth speede not.
The tongue walkes where the teeth speede not.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
Even when the wound is healed the scar remains.
Even when the wound is healed the scar remains.
Hidden knowledge differs little from ignorance.
Hidden knowledge differs little from ignorance.
The offender never pardons.
The offender never pardons.
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a read more
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a weak mind.]
