Idleness ruins the constitution.

Idleness ruins the constitution.

Say no ill of the yeere, till it be past.

Say no ill of the yeere, till it be past.

Here I stand the perpetrator of the crime--turn then your sword
on me.

Here I stand the perpetrator of the crime--turn then your sword
on me.

Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.

Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.

The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.

The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.

The honied tongue hath its poison.

The honied tongue hath its poison.

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
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So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt
But being seasoned with a gracious voice,
Obscures the show of evil? In religion,
What damned error but some sober brow
Will bless it and approve it with a text,
Hiding the grossness with fair ornament?

Take heed of mad folks in a narrow place.

Take heed of mad folks in a narrow place.

The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.