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Some evils are cured by contempt.
Some evils are cured by contempt.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
The escaped mouse ever feeles the taste of the bait.
The escaped mouse ever feeles the taste of the bait.
When his heart is glad
Of the full harvest, I will speak to him.
When his heart is glad
Of the full harvest, I will speak to him.
The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.
The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.
Bring a lawsuit against a man who can pay; the poor man's acts
are not worth the expence.
Bring a lawsuit against a man who can pay; the poor man's acts
are not worth the expence.
Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
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Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed.
To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
Don't shit on your own doorstep.
Don't shit on your own doorstep.
