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The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all.
Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all.
The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.
He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
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He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.
Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
For evil news rides post, while good news baits.
For evil news rides post, while good news baits.
I tell the tale as it was told to me.
I tell the tale as it was told to me.
