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 Foul-spoken coward, that thunder'st with thy tongue,
 And with thy weapon nothing dar'st perform.  
 Foul-spoken coward, that thunder'st with thy tongue,
 And with thy weapon nothing dar'st perform. 
 Falsehood is often rocked by truth, but she soon outgrows her 
cradle, and discards her nurse.  
 Falsehood is often rocked by truth, but she soon outgrows her 
cradle, and discards her nurse. 
 Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
 Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
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 Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
 Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
  And some condemned for a fault alone. 
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
 With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting 
his ground?  
 With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting 
his ground? 
 It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear, not to skin his 
sheep.  
 It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear, not to skin his 
sheep. 
 In nothing do men so much resemble the gods as in giving help to 
their fellow creatures.  
 In nothing do men so much resemble the gods as in giving help to 
their fellow creatures. 
When you have set yourself a task finish it.
When you have set yourself a task finish it.
The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes.
The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes.