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He who fears his servants is less than a servant.
He who fears his servants is less than a servant.
Take thou some new infection to thy eye,
And the rank poison of the old will die.
Take thou some new infection to thy eye,
And the rank poison of the old will die.
Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.
Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from
the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon read more
As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from
the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
Men's language is as their lives.
Men's language is as their lives.
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so,
execute with vigour.
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so,
execute with vigour.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
Let him love none and be by none beloved!
Let him love none and be by none beloved!
