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Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.
Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
He is not poor who has a competency.
He is not poor who has a competency.
The higher the Ape goes, the more he shewes his taile.
The higher the Ape goes, the more he shewes his taile.
No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.
No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.
There is some soul of goodness in things evil,
Would men observingly distill it out;
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There is some soul of goodness in things evil,
Would men observingly distill it out;
For our bad neighbor makes us early stirrers,
Which is both healthful, and good husbandry.
Who hath no more bread then neede, must not keepe a dog.
Who hath no more bread then neede, must not keepe a dog.
Time rolls his ceaseless course.
Time rolls his ceaseless course.
With a smile on her lips, and a tear in her eye.
With a smile on her lips, and a tear in her eye.