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The great would have none great and the little all little.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
He who wishes to injure another, will soon find a pretext.
He who wishes to injure another, will soon find a pretext.
At Length the Fox turnes Monk.
At Length the Fox turnes Monk.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]
Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]
Vnder water, famine; under snow, bread.
Vnder water, famine; under snow, bread.
The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
The tongue talkes at the heads cost.
The tongue talkes at the heads cost.
Skins may differ, but affection
Dwells in white and black the same.
Skins may differ, but affection
Dwells in white and black the same.