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Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge.
Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied read more
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
And enterprises of great pitch and moment,
With this regard their currents turn awry,
And lose the name of action.
With men all is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
With men all is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Every great house is full of saucy servants.
Every great house is full of saucy servants.
No hair so small but hath his shadow.
No hair so small but hath his shadow.
An ill agreement is better then a good judgement.
[An ill agreement is better than a good judgment.]
An ill agreement is better then a good judgement.
[An ill agreement is better than a good judgment.]
He that is warme, thinkes all so.
He that is warme, thinkes all so.
What's done can't be undone.
[Fr., Ce qui est faicr ne se peult desfaire.]
What's done can't be undone.
[Fr., Ce qui est faicr ne se peult desfaire.]
