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The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
He will burne his house, to warme his hands.
He will burne his house, to warme his hands.
Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
Sop to Cerebus.
If I can find Cerebus a sop, I shall be at rest for one day.
Sop to Cerebus.
If I can find Cerebus a sop, I shall be at rest for one day.
Short boughs, long vintage.
Short boughs, long vintage.
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for
adversity.
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for
adversity.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.