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Honesty is the best policy.
Honesty is the best policy.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
Anothers bread costs deare.
Anothers bread costs deare.
'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.
And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.
He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.
He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
Success brings many to ruin.
Success brings many to ruin.
