Favour will as surely perish as life.

Favour will as surely perish as life.

Great actions are not always true sons
Of great and mighty resolutions.

Great actions are not always true sons
Of great and mighty resolutions.

And there stalks Discord delighted with her torn mantle.

And there stalks Discord delighted with her torn mantle.

Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.

Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.

Hug the shore; let others try the deep.

Hug the shore; let others try the deep.

You may be on land, yet not in a garden.

You may be on land, yet not in a garden.

Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.

Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.

He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated,
even when most on his guard.

He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated,
even when most on his guard.

A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
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A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
[A long tongue is a sign of a short hand.]