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Hee that doth what hee will, doth not what he ought.
Hee that doth what hee will, doth not what he ought.
How use doth breed a habit in a man!
How use doth breed a habit in a man!
The point is plain as a pike staff.
The point is plain as a pike staff.
A shippe and a woman are ever repairing.
A shippe and a woman are ever repairing.
The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.
The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.
Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with
increased violence.
Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with
increased violence.
The foole askes much, but hee is more foole that grants it.
The foole askes much, but hee is more foole that grants it.
Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the
offence.
Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the
offence.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
