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 Treading softly like a thief,
 Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
  And feeling all along the read more 
 Treading softly like a thief,
 Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
  And feeling all along the garden wall. 
Who hath no more bread then neede, must not keepe a dog.
Who hath no more bread then neede, must not keepe a dog.
Facts are stubborn things.
Facts are stubborn things.
 Fall back upon a name? rest, rot in that?
 Not keep it noble, make it nobler? Fools!  
 Fall back upon a name? rest, rot in that?
 Not keep it noble, make it nobler? Fools! 
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
The plant often removed cannot thrive.
The plant often removed cannot thrive.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
 Had you the world on your Chesse-bord, you could not fill all to 
your mind.  
 Had you the world on your Chesse-bord, you could not fill all to 
your mind.