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A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]
The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]
Idle men are the devil's playfellows.
Idle men are the devil's playfellows.
A fair day in winter is the mother of a storme.
A fair day in winter is the mother of a storme.
My conscience hath a thousand several tongues,
And every tongue brings in a several tale,
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My conscience hath a thousand several tongues,
And every tongue brings in a several tale,
And every tale condemns me for a villain.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
Novelty in all things is charming.
Novelty in all things is charming.
And last, the crown of a' my grief.
And last, the crown of a' my grief.
Idleness induces caprice.
Idleness induces caprice.