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A good Judge conceives quickly, judges slowly.
A good Judge conceives quickly, judges slowly.
Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
 Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
 And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
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 Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
 And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
  Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted. 
 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. 
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
 This even-handed justice
 Commends th' ingredience of our poisoned chalice
  To our own lips.  
 This even-handed justice
 Commends th' ingredience of our poisoned chalice
  To our own lips. 
Criticks are like brushers of Noblemens cloaths.
Criticks are like brushers of Noblemens cloaths.
 Much money makes a Countrey poor, for it sets a dearer price on 
every thing.  
 Much money makes a Countrey poor, for it sets a dearer price on 
every thing.