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Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
The best of the sport is to doe the deede, and say nothing.
The best of the sport is to doe the deede, and say nothing.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
Hastiness is the beginning of wrath, and its end repentance.
Hastiness is the beginning of wrath, and its end repentance.
What is the sin which is not
Sin in itself? Can circumstance make sin
Or virtue?
What is the sin which is not
Sin in itself? Can circumstance make sin
Or virtue?
None knowes the weight of anothers burthen.
None knowes the weight of anothers burthen.
The guilty are alarmed and turn pale at the slightest thunder.
The guilty are alarmed and turn pale at the slightest thunder.
When a man makes up his mind to thrash another, he must also make
up his mind to be read more
When a man makes up his mind to thrash another, he must also make
up his mind to be a little thrashed himself.
Simple is the language of truth.
Simple is the language of truth.
