The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
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The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
[The lion is not so fierce as they paint him.]

A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.

A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.

I must be cruel only to be kind.

I must be cruel only to be kind.

The rose is often found near the nettle.

The rose is often found near the nettle.

Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.

Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.

There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.

There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.

He that once deceives is ever suspected.

He that once deceives is ever suspected.

Hee that hath one hogge makes him fat, and hee that hath one son
makes him a foole.

Hee that hath one hogge makes him fat, and hee that hath one son
makes him a foole.

You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.

You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.