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Falsehoods border on truths.
Falsehoods border on truths.
For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
Some falls the means are happier to rise.
Some falls the means are happier to rise.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.
Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.
Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a
fool from any side.
Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a
fool from any side.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
