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All is well with him, who is beloved of his neighbours.
All is well with him, who is beloved of his neighbours.
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when
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He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when
it is in his power to do so.
The deafe gaines the injury.
The deafe gaines the injury.
Ill blows the wind that profits nobody.
Ill blows the wind that profits nobody.
Falsehood is often rocked by truth, but she soon outgrows her
cradle, and discards her nurse.
Falsehood is often rocked by truth, but she soon outgrows her
cradle, and discards her nurse.
Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]
Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]
Don't promise twice what you can do at once.
Don't promise twice what you can do at once.
He that hath love in his brest, hath spurres in his sides.
He that hath love in his brest, hath spurres in his sides.