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Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth,
that shall he also reap.
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth,
that shall he also reap.
Hell is paved with good intentions.
Hell is paved with good intentions.
A faire death honours the whole life.
A faire death honours the whole life.
Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye.
Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye.
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles read more
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow may be dying.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
A little given seasonably excuses a great gift.
A little given seasonably excuses a great gift.
No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king read more
No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king so strong
Can tie the gall up in the slanderous tongue?
Were there no fooles, badd ware would not passe.
Were there no fooles, badd ware would not passe.
