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Who hath no more bread then neede, must not keepe a dog.
Who hath no more bread then neede, must not keepe a dog.
All things in their beeing are good for something.
All things in their beeing are good for something.
Nothing secure unlesse suspected.
Nothing secure unlesse suspected.
Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.
The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.
Better do nothing than do ill.
Better do nothing than do ill.
The way of transgressors is hard.
The way of transgressors is hard.
Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.
Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.
