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He that once deceives is ever suspected.
He that once deceives is ever suspected.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
Greene wood makes a hott fire.
Greene wood makes a hott fire.
No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king read more
No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king so strong
Can tie the gall up in the slanderous tongue?
He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of
triumph.
He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of
triumph.
