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Punishment is lame, but it comes.
Punishment is lame, but it comes.
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.
All is well ended, if the suit be won.
All is well ended, if the suit be won.
I'll potch at him some way;
Or wrath or craft may get him.
I'll potch at him some way;
Or wrath or craft may get him.
She had a good opinion of advice,
Like all who give and eke receive it gratis,
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She had a good opinion of advice,
Like all who give and eke receive it gratis,
For which small thanks are still the market price,
Even where the article at highest rate is.
Much will always wanting be
To him who much desires.
Much will always wanting be
To him who much desires.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.