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The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength.
Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength.
Whence is that knocking?
How is't with me, when every noise appals me?
Whence is that knocking?
How is't with me, when every noise appals me?
Who backs his rigid Sabbath, so to speak,
Against the wicked remnant of the week."
Who backs his rigid Sabbath, so to speak,
Against the wicked remnant of the week."
Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
Very slight violence will break that which has once been cracked.
Very slight violence will break that which has once been cracked.
To wish to be cured is half way towards cure.
To wish to be cured is half way towards cure.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
He who injures one man threatens many.
He who injures one man threatens many.
