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The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
If the mother had not beene in the oven, shee had never sought
her daughter there.
If the mother had not beene in the oven, shee had never sought
her daughter there.
Nothing is so secure in its position as not to be in danger from
the attack even of the read more
Nothing is so secure in its position as not to be in danger from
the attack even of the weak.
The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
Seeming genial, venial fault.
Seeming genial, venial fault.
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
The miserable have no other medicine,
But only hope:
I have hope to live, and am prepared read more
The miserable have no other medicine,
But only hope:
I have hope to live, and am prepared to die.
