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There is no vice so simple, but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.
There is no vice so simple, but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.
Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
Let none say, I will not drinke water.
Let none say, I will not drinke water.
Man naturally yearns for novelty.
Man naturally yearns for novelty.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Success brings many to ruin.
Success brings many to ruin.
We are born poets. we become orators.
We are born poets. we become orators.
Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be read more
Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be resisted.