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I must be cruel only to be kind.
I must be cruel only to be kind.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
Honourable mention encourages science, and merit is fostered by
praise.
Honourable mention encourages science, and merit is fostered by
praise.
Hee that lives well is learned enough.
Hee that lives well is learned enough.
What king so strong,
Can tie the gall up in a slanderer's tongue?
What king so strong,
Can tie the gall up in a slanderer's tongue?
That is never too often repeated which is never sufficiently
learnt.
That is never too often repeated which is never sufficiently
learnt.
Which of these two is the greater fool?
Which of these two is the greater fool?
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever
more shall we be able to read more
Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever
more shall we be able to recall it.
