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Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.
And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.
Hee that dines and leaves, layes the cloth twice.
Hee that dines and leaves, layes the cloth twice.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
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How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the
hands to sleep:
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth,
and thy want as an armed man.
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
They talk like angels but they live like men.
They talk like angels but they live like men.
Better be a foole then a knave.
Better be a foole then a knave.
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.