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A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
They make a desert and they call it peace.
They make a desert and they call it peace.
If you must flie, flie well.
If you must flie, flie well.
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
Who gathers thistles, may expect pricks.
Who gathers thistles, may expect pricks.
An old friend is a new house.
An old friend is a new house.
What he has is of no more use to the miser than that which he has
not.
What he has is of no more use to the miser than that which he has
not.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
