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Say no ill of the yeere, till it be past.
Say no ill of the yeere, till it be past.
Promising is the eve of giving.
Promising is the eve of giving.
He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.
He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
He who is first in time has the prior right.
He who is first in time has the prior right.
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.
Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves.
[Lat., Saepe intereunt aliis meditantes necem.]
Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves.
[Lat., Saepe intereunt aliis meditantes necem.]