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Want of pluck shows want of blood.
Want of pluck shows want of blood.
Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
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Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks;
Arm it in rags, a pygmy's straw does pierce it.
Trust no friend with that you need fear him if he were your
enemy.
Trust no friend with that you need fear him if he were your
enemy.
Mystery magnifies danger, as the fog does the sun.
Mystery magnifies danger, as the fog does the sun.
Even to smile at the misfortunes of others is to do an injury.
Even to smile at the misfortunes of others is to do an injury.
Evening words are not like to morning.
Evening words are not like to morning.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
The command of custome is great.
The command of custome is great.
