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The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.
The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.
Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.
Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.
My sun has not yet set for ever.
My sun has not yet set for ever.
In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.
In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.
Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
