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The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
'Tis easier to build two chimneys, then to maintaine one.
'Tis easier to build two chimneys, then to maintaine one.
My conscience hath a thousand several tongues,
And every tongue brings in a several tale,
And every read more
My conscience hath a thousand several tongues,
And every tongue brings in a several tale,
And every tale condemns me for a villain.
To make a commencement requires a mental effort.
To make a commencement requires a mental effort.
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will read more
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work
hard.]