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One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
What! upon compulsion? No!
What! upon compulsion? No!
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
He hath great neede of a foole, that plaies the foole himselfe.
He hath great neede of a foole, that plaies the foole himselfe.
Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]
Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]
Two heads are better than one.
Two heads are better than one.
Turning these jests out of service, let us talk in good earnest.
Turning these jests out of service, let us talk in good earnest.
