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He touches nothing but he adds a charm.
He touches nothing but he adds a charm.
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.
An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.
The singing man keepes his shop in his throate.
The singing man keepes his shop in his throate.
If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.
If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so,
execute with vigour.
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so,
execute with vigour.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
