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 You may spare a bad man, if a good man must die with him.

Woman is man's superior in cunning.

Never find your delight in another's misfortune.

Evil counsels are the greatest curse to him who gives them.

It is a bad plan that admits of no modification.

He is a bad servant who teaches his master.

The more reconciled, the worse the thoughts of a bad heart.

An evil mind cannot counsel well for itself.

The vicious are most to be feared, when they pretend to be good.

He should be called bad, who is good only for selfish ends.

When the ill-inclined cannot do mischief, they still dream of it.

He will become wicked himself, who feasts with the wicked.

In the punishment of the wicked, there is safety for the good.

When the case is clear, it pronounces judgement for itself.

A gentle course is a safe one, but it invites oppression.