Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
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Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted.

Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.

Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.

If great men would have care of little ones, both would last
long.

If great men would have care of little ones, both would last
long.

A married man turns his staffe into a stake.

A married man turns his staffe into a stake.

There are faults we would fain pardon.

There are faults we would fain pardon.

Hee that learnes a trade hath a purchase made.

Hee that learnes a trade hath a purchase made.

More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.

More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.

Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.

Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.

Each day that fate adds to your life, put down as so much gain.

Each day that fate adds to your life, put down as so much gain.