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He that hath not the craft, let him shut up shop.
He that hath not the craft, let him shut up shop.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
And some condemned for a fault alone.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
He is not poor who has a competency.
He is not poor who has a competency.
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?
