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Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his read more
Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.
What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.
What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.
A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad,
will work out his ruin.
A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad,
will work out his ruin.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
He that will be surety, shall pay.
He that will be surety, shall pay.
I have cut my leg with my own adze.
I have cut my leg with my own adze.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.
Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.
The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.
The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.
