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Neither bribe nor loose thy right.
Neither bribe nor loose thy right.
What king so strong,
Can tie the gall up in a slanderer's tongue?
What king so strong,
Can tie the gall up in a slanderer's tongue?
He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.
He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.
For men, at most, differ as heaven and earth;
But women, worst and best, as heaven and hell.
For men, at most, differ as heaven and earth;
But women, worst and best, as heaven and hell.
I'll have a fling.
I'll have a fling.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Every madman considers everyone else a madman.
Every madman considers everyone else a madman.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.