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Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
As you sow, so shall you also reap.
As you sow, so shall you also reap.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
Her pretty action did outsell her gift,
And yet enriched it too. She gave it me and said
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Her pretty action did outsell her gift,
And yet enriched it too. She gave it me and said
She prized it once.
There is more of bitterness than good nature in him.
There is more of bitterness than good nature in him.
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.
The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.
