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For use almost can change the stamp of nature.
For use almost can change the stamp of nature.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
 But why pursue the common tale?
 Or wherefore show how knights prevail,
  When ladies dare to hear?  
 But why pursue the common tale?
 Or wherefore show how knights prevail,
  When ladies dare to hear? 
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
 No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing 
misfortune to another.  
 No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing 
misfortune to another. 
Great things rush to the destruction of each other.
Great things rush to the destruction of each other.
It's not good fishing before the net.
It's not good fishing before the net.