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But when to mischief mortals bend their will,
How soon they find fit instruments of ill.
But when to mischief mortals bend their will,
How soon they find fit instruments of ill.
A gift in time of need is most acceptable.
A gift in time of need is most acceptable.
If any man shall have ears to hear, let him hear.
If any man shall have ears to hear, let him hear.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
Wisedome hath one foot on Land, and another on Sea.
Wisedome hath one foot on Land, and another on Sea.
Do not unto another that which you would not he should do unto
you.
Do not unto another that which you would not he should do unto
you.
He claims a monopoly in friendship.
He claims a monopoly in friendship.
This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.
This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.
