Howe'er it be, it seems to me,
'Tis only noble to be good;
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Howe'er it be, it seems to me,
'Tis only noble to be good;
Kind hearts are more than coronets,
And simple faith than Norman blood.

I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.

I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.

The folly of one man is the fortune of another.

The folly of one man is the fortune of another.

Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.

Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.

One swallow does not make spring.

One swallow does not make spring.

A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.

A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.

Whither, O god of wine, art thou hurrying me, whilst under thy
all-powerful influence?

Whither, O god of wine, art thou hurrying me, whilst under thy
all-powerful influence?

Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.

Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.

Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard.
It seems to me most strange that men should fear,
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
Will come when it will come.