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No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.
No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
He that chastens one, chastens 20.
He that chastens one, chastens 20.
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
Not surpassing in crafty measures, but in the power of arms.
Not surpassing in crafty measures, but in the power of arms.
And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.
And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
What is the sin which is not
Sin in itself? Can circumstance make sin
Or virtue?
What is the sin which is not
Sin in itself? Can circumstance make sin
Or virtue?
