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Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes
a fool of him.
Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes
a fool of him.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
If the mother had not beene in the oven, shee had never sought
her daughter there.
If the mother had not beene in the oven, shee had never sought
her daughter there.
Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
Feare, the Bedle of the Law.
Feare, the Bedle of the Law.
A fickle and capricious woman.
A fickle and capricious woman.
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he
will not depart read more
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he
will not depart from it.
Princes are venison in Heaven.
Princes are venison in Heaven.
They succeed, because they think they can.
They succeed, because they think they can.