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Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
Every man makes a god of his own desire.
Every man makes a god of his own desire.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
That fair face will as years roll on lose its beauty, and old age
will bring its wrinkles to read more
That fair face will as years roll on lose its beauty, and old age
will bring its wrinkles to the brow.
Their own death accompanies the wound they inflict.
Their own death accompanies the wound they inflict.
Circumstances alter cases.
Circumstances alter cases.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice;
Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.
Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice;
Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.
