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There is no vice so simple, but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.
There is no vice so simple, but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.
Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.
The Catt sees not the mouse ever.
The Catt sees not the mouse ever.
Better late than never.
[Lat., Potius sero quam nunquam.]
Better late than never.
[Lat., Potius sero quam nunquam.]
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.
Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.
