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“Bacchus hath drowned more men than Neptune.”
“With devotion's visage and pious action we do sugar o'er the devil himself.”
“With foxes we must play the fox.”
“Better be alone than in bad company.”
“The fool wanders, a wise man travels.”
“Health is not valued till sickness comes.”
“Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks.”
“A stumble may prevent a fall.”
“Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dear for them.”
“Better a tooth out than always aching.”
“He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.”
“A fox should not be on the jury at a goose's trial.”
“Eaten bread is forgotten.”
“Cruelty is a tyrant that's always attended with fear.”
“One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.”
“Though bachelors be the strongest stakes, married men are the best binders, in the hedge of the commonwealth.”
“A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings.”
“'Tis better to suffer wrong than do it.”
“All things are difficult before they are easy.”
“Danger past, God is forgotten.”