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And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
And read more
And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
And seem a saint when most I play the devil.
Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.
Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.
Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most
powerful are broken down by discord.
Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most
powerful are broken down by discord.
A kindness spontaneously offered to him who needs it, is doubly
gratifying.
A kindness spontaneously offered to him who needs it, is doubly
gratifying.
The escaped mouse ever feeles the taste of the bait.
The escaped mouse ever feeles the taste of the bait.
'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you,
my lord fool, out of read more
'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you,
my lord fool, out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower,
safety.
The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.
The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
A man perfect to the finger tips.
A man perfect to the finger tips.
