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Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]
Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]
For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.
For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.
Men shut their doors against the setting sun.
Men shut their doors against the setting sun.
We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
They talk like angels but they live like men.
They talk like angels but they live like men.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
It is a great victory that comes without blood.
It is a great victory that comes without blood.
