The shadow of a lord is a cap for a fool.
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Criminals are punished, that others may be amended.Italian
A cloak is not made for a single shower of rain.
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Women naturally deceive, weep and spin.
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When wise men play mad pranks they do it with a vengeance.
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A hair of the dog cures the bite.
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Conscience makes cowards of us all.
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