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The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
The great would have none great and the little all little.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
He that preacheth giveth almes.
He that preacheth giveth almes.
A fault is fostered by concealment.
A fault is fostered by concealment.
Hee that lives well is learned enough.
Hee that lives well is learned enough.
And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
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And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
And seem a saint when most I play the devil.
He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
