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Coleridge says that to bait a mouse-trap is as much as to say to t

Coleridge says that to bait a mouse-trap is as much as to say to the mouse, Come and have a piece of cheese, and then, when it accepts the invitation, to do it to death is a betrayal of the laws of hospitality. – Robert Lynd

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No human being believes that any other human being has a right to be in bed when he himself is up. – Robert Lynd

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And with our broth, and bread, and bits, sir friend,
Youve fared well : pray make an end ;
Two days youve larded here ; a third, ye know,
Makes guests and fish smell strong ; pray go – Robert Herrick

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I have heard people eat most heartily of another mans meat, that is, what they do not pay for. – William Wycherley

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Well teach you to drink deep ere you depart. – William Shakespeare

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