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Hee that doth what hee will, doth not what he ought.
Hee that doth what hee will, doth not what he ought.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be
insulted.
If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be
insulted.
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
There is a devil in every berry of the grape.
There is a devil in every berry of the grape.
Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.
Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.
To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.
To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.
Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.
Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.
No wise man has called a change of opinion in constancy.
No wise man has called a change of opinion in constancy.