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No mortal man is wise at all times.
No mortal man is wise at all times.
Dogs are fine in the field.
Dogs are fine in the field.
Do not unto another that which you would not he should do unto
you.
Do not unto another that which you would not he should do unto
you.
Great men have reaching hands.
Great men have reaching hands.
Her pretty action did outsell her gift,
And yet enriched it too. She gave it me and said
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Her pretty action did outsell her gift,
And yet enriched it too. She gave it me and said
She prized it once.
Although the last, not least.
Although the last, not least.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
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So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt
But being seasoned with a gracious voice,
Obscures the show of evil? In religion,
What damned error but some sober brow
Will bless it and approve it with a text,
Hiding the grossness with fair ornament?
Walls have tongues, and hedges ears.
Walls have tongues, and hedges ears.