What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.

What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.

And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
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And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
And seem a saint when most I play the devil.

Know, prudent cautious self-control
Is wisdom's root.

Know, prudent cautious self-control
Is wisdom's root.

Idleness ruins the constitution.

Idleness ruins the constitution.

Not surpassing in crafty measures, but in the power of arms.

Not surpassing in crafty measures, but in the power of arms.

We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.

We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.

Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.

Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.

Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.

Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.

While I plan, and plan, my hair
Is gray before I know it.

While I plan, and plan, my hair
Is gray before I know it.