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Whatsoever has exceeded its proper limit is in an unstable
position.
Whatsoever has exceeded its proper limit is in an unstable
position.
Her grief is real who grieves when no one is by.
Her grief is real who grieves when no one is by.
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.
The itch of disputing is the scab of the Church.
The itch of disputing is the scab of the Church.
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.
Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.
That is not good language which all understand not.
That is not good language which all understand not.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.