Great strokes make not sweete musick.

Great strokes make not sweete musick.

Every one is witty for his owne purpose.

Every one is witty for his owne purpose.

Light is that grief which counsel can allay.

Light is that grief which counsel can allay.

For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
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For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

It is hard to abstain from writing satire.

It is hard to abstain from writing satire.

What were vices have become the fashion of the day.

What were vices have become the fashion of the day.

Here beauty hangs upon the cheek of night,
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear.

Here beauty hangs upon the cheek of night,
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear.

The truly noble mind has no resentments.

The truly noble mind has no resentments.

Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.

Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.