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Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
Must I give way and room to your rash choler?
Must I give way and room to your rash choler?
Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.
Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
Hee that is in a Taverne thinkes he is in a vine-garden.
Hee that is in a Taverne thinkes he is in a vine-garden.
