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O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.
O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.
It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
The Fox, when hee cannot reach the grapes, saies they are not
ripe.
The Fox, when hee cannot reach the grapes, saies they are not
ripe.
It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.
It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.
Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.
Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
