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A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.
A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.
What! upon compulsion? No!
What! upon compulsion? No!
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless
you have been sparing.
If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless
you have been sparing.
Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome.
Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome.
Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.
Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
