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Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.
Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.
Successful villany is called virtue.
Successful villany is called virtue.
Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.
Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
With the arm which won the victory he protects the vanquished.
With the arm which won the victory he protects the vanquished.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.