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The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.
The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.
The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
In man's most dark extremity
Oft succor dawns from Heaven.
In man's most dark extremity
Oft succor dawns from Heaven.
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
A great fortune is a great slavery.
A great fortune is a great slavery.
They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.
They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.
