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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.
A small heart hath small desires.
A small heart hath small desires.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
For night owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.
For night owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
He that commits a fault, thinkes every one speakes of it.
He that commits a fault, thinkes every one speakes of it.
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
When you are at Rome, live as Romans live.
When you are at Rome, live as Romans live.
