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Every accusation against a fallen man gains credence.
Every accusation against a fallen man gains credence.
Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.
Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.
Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his
physician his heir.
Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his
physician his heir.
Great businesses turne on a little pinne.
Great businesses turne on a little pinne.
Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
Bashfulness is an enemy to poverty.
Bashfulness is an enemy to poverty.
Bear with evil, and expect good.
Bear with evil, and expect good.
He would stroke
The head of modest and ingenuous youth,
That blushed at its own praise.
He would stroke
The head of modest and ingenuous youth,
That blushed at its own praise.
