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When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock,
and it shall be opened unto read more
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock,
and it shall be opened unto you:
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth;
and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Power seldome grows old at Court.
Power seldome grows old at Court.
A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]
A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]
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.
Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.
Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
