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Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.
Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
Dull not device by coldness and delay.
Dull not device by coldness and delay.
In a long journey straw waighs.
In a long journey straw waighs.
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
Weight justly and sell dearely.
Weight justly and sell dearely.
Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).
Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).
We are often saved from crime by the disgrace of others.
We are often saved from crime by the disgrace of others.