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He that contemns a shrew to the degree of not descending to words with her does worse than beat her.


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He that serves God for Money, will serve the Devil for better Wages.



Wickedness may prosper for a while.

Wickedness may prosper for a while.



The devil helps his servants for a season; but when they get into a pinch; he leaves them in the lurch.

The devil helps his servants for a season; but when they get into a pinch; he leaves them in the lurch.



A universal applause is seldom less than two thirds of a scandal

A universal applause is seldom less than two thirds of a scandal



Men are not to be judged by their looks, habits, and appearances; but by the character of their lives and conversations, and by their works.

Men are not to be judged by their looks, habits, and appearances; but by the character of their lives and conversations, and by their works.



If we should cease to be generous and charitable because another is sordid and ungrateful, it would be much in the power of vice to extinguish Christian virtues.

If we should cease to be generous and charitable because another is sordid and ungrateful, it would be much in the power of vice to extinguish Christian virtues.



Figure-flingers and star-gazers pretend to foretell the fortunes of kingdoms, and have no foresight in what concerns themselves.

Figure-flingers and star-gazers pretend to foretell the fortunes of kingdoms, and have no foresight in what concerns themselves.



It is not the place, nor the condition, but the mind alone that can make anyone happy or miserable.

It is not the place, nor the condition, but the mind alone that can make anyone happy or miserable.



Much tongue and much judgment seldom go together.

Much tongue and much judgment seldom go together.



Passions, as fire and water, are good servants, but bad masters, and subminister to the best and worst purposes.

Passions, as fire and water, are good servants, but bad masters, and subminister to the best and worst purposes.





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