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A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.
Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.
Get what start the sinner may, Retribution, for all her lame leg,
never quits his track.
Get what start the sinner may, Retribution, for all her lame leg,
never quits his track.
Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.
Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.
When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.
When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.
The Court hath no Almanack.
The Court hath no Almanack.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory read more
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory means, than by fear.
Acerra always drinks till dawn.
Acerra always drinks till dawn.
