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Beware of desperate steps. The darkest day,
Live till to-morrow, will have pass'd away.
Beware of desperate steps. The darkest day,
Live till to-morrow, will have pass'd away.
A heart unspotted is not easily daunted.
A heart unspotted is not easily daunted.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.
Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.
Poore and liberall, rich and coveteous.
Poore and liberall, rich and coveteous.
Two heads are better than one.
Two heads are better than one.
If the tag-rag people did not clap him and hiss him, according as
he pleased and displeased them. . read more
If the tag-rag people did not clap him and hiss him, according as
he pleased and displeased them. . . . I am no true man.