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Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.
Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.
You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
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.
How use doth breed a habit in a man!
How use doth breed a habit in a man!
I hate ingratitude more in man
Than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness,
Or any taint of vice.
I hate ingratitude more in man
Than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness,
Or any taint of vice.
All things have their place, knew wee how to place them.
All things have their place, knew wee how to place them.
