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When the mischief is done the door is shut.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
Successful villany is called virtue.
Successful villany is called virtue.
 The Chollerick drinkes, the Melancholick eats, the Flegmatick 
sleepes.  
 The Chollerick drinkes, the Melancholick eats, the Flegmatick 
sleepes. 
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
They say, best men are moulded out of faults.
They say, best men are moulded out of faults.
Be cautious as to what you say of men, and to whom you speak it.
Be cautious as to what you say of men, and to whom you speak it.
 His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen 
inches.  
 His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen 
inches. 
If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine.
If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine.
The filth under the white snow, the sunne discovers.
The filth under the white snow, the sunne discovers.