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Humility is a virtue all preach, none practice; and yet everybody is content to hear.
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'Tis not the drinking that is to be blamed, but the excess.
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Commonly we say a judgement falls upon a man for something in him we cannot abide.
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The parish makes the constable, and when the constable is made he governs the parish.
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No man is the wiser for his learning.
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Wit and wisdom are born with a man.
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Few men make themselves masters of the things they write or speak.
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Philosophy is nothing but discretion.
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Marriage is a desperate thing.
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They that govern the most make the least noise.
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Never tell your resolution beforehand.
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Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.
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Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain.
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Preachers say, Do as I say, not as I do.
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