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In a good house all is quickly ready.
In a good house all is quickly ready.
He must of necessity fear many whom many fear.
He must of necessity fear many whom many fear.
The offender never pardons.
The offender never pardons.
What mare's nest hast thou found?
What mare's nest hast thou found?
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
He that serves, must serve.
He that serves, must serve.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
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.
