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He that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
He that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.
To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.
Like lips like lettuce (i.e. like has met its like).
(Lat., Similem habent labra lactucam.]
Like lips like lettuce (i.e. like has met its like).
(Lat., Similem habent labra lactucam.]
Sleepe without supping, and wake without owing.
Sleepe without supping, and wake without owing.
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.
Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.
