Interpretation: If you are going to do something, do it right.
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Ye're like the miller's dog--ye lick your lips ere the pock be opened.English
Ell and tell is good merchandise.
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Better a snotty child than his nose wiped off.
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A house is a fine house when good folks are within.
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A house is a fine house when good folks are within.
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Let every man praise the bridge he goes over.
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