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The conviction of having committed a fault is its first and
greatest punishment.
The conviction of having committed a fault is its first and
greatest punishment.
She has deceived her father, and may thee.
She has deceived her father, and may thee.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
The best mirrour is an old friend.
The best mirrour is an old friend.
Never had ill workeman good tooles.
Never had ill workeman good tooles.
If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.
If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.
The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.
The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.
For without transformation
Men become wolves on every slight occasion.
For without transformation
Men become wolves on every slight occasion.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
