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If any would not work, neither shall he eat.
If any would not work, neither shall he eat.
Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it.
Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it.
Hee is a foole that thinks not that another thinks.
Hee is a foole that thinks not that another thinks.
I had rather ride on an asse that carries me, then a horse that
throwes me.
I had rather ride on an asse that carries me, then a horse that
throwes me.
Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance.
Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance.
Now clothed like a Roman, now like a Greek. [An inconstant,
perfidious man.]
Now clothed like a Roman, now like a Greek. [An inconstant,
perfidious man.]
I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.
I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.
An Asse endures his burden, but not more then his burden.
An Asse endures his burden, but not more then his burden.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.