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Whom does undeserved honour please, and undeserved blame alarm,
but the base and the liar?
Whom does undeserved honour please, and undeserved blame alarm,
but the base and the liar?
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
Danger comes on us more speedily when we treat it with contempt.
Danger comes on us more speedily when we treat it with contempt.
No lock will hold against the power of gold.
No lock will hold against the power of gold.
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
My conscience hath a thousand several tongues,
And every tongue brings in a several tale,
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My conscience hath a thousand several tongues,
And every tongue brings in a several tale,
And every tale condemns me for a villain.
Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.
Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
