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He that beleeveth all, misseth; hee that beleeveth nothing, hitts
not.
He that beleeveth all, misseth; hee that beleeveth nothing, hitts
not.
No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
I'll potch at him some way;
Or wrath or craft may get him.
I'll potch at him some way;
Or wrath or craft may get him.
No tye can oblige the perfidious.
[No tie can oblige the perfidious.]
No tye can oblige the perfidious.
[No tie can oblige the perfidious.]
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean read more
To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean and plant himself afresh.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
