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Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it.
Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it.
Foes, friends, men, women, now are nought to me
But dreams of what has been, no more to be.
Foes, friends, men, women, now are nought to me
But dreams of what has been, no more to be.
He must of necessity fear many whom many fear.
He must of necessity fear many whom many fear.
Think'st thou it honourable for a noble man
Still to remember wrongs?
Think'st thou it honourable for a noble man
Still to remember wrongs?
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
An excess of hoarded wealth is the death of many.
An excess of hoarded wealth is the death of many.
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
