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Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
My poverty, but not my will consents.
My poverty, but not my will consents.
Neither bribe nor loose thy right.
Neither bribe nor loose thy right.
If you can't beat them, join them.
If you can't beat them, join them.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
Better do nothing than do ill.
Better do nothing than do ill.
He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in
safety.
He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in
safety.
Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.
Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.
