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The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.
The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.
Your property is in danger when your neighbour's house is on
fire.
Your property is in danger when your neighbour's house is on
fire.
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.
More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
Better is one Accipe, then twice to say, Dabo tibi.
Better is one Accipe, then twice to say, Dabo tibi.
If you believe everything you read, better not read.
If you believe everything you read, better not read.
