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Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
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Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed.
Check the beginning of evil; the remedy is too late when the
disease by delay has increased in strength.
Check the beginning of evil; the remedy is too late when the
disease by delay has increased in strength.
Dogs are fine in the field.
Dogs are fine in the field.
What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?
What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?
His bark is worse than his bite.
His bark is worse than his bite.
To a good spender God is the Treasurer.
To a good spender God is the Treasurer.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
