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It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in
joke.
It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in
joke.
O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.
O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
In strife who inquires whether stratagem or courage was used?
In strife who inquires whether stratagem or courage was used?
The great put the little on the hooke.
The great put the little on the hooke.
Like a dog he hunts in dreams.
Like a dog he hunts in dreams.
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.
He who gives himself airs of importance, exhibits the credentials
of impotence.
He who gives himself airs of importance, exhibits the credentials
of impotence.
Sudden friendship, sure repentance.
Sudden friendship, sure repentance.
