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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
Count not fowre except you have them in a wallett.
Count not fowre except you have them in a wallett.
Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.
Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
Astrologie is true, but the Astrologers cannot finde it.
Astrologie is true, but the Astrologers cannot finde it.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.
Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.
Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
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Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted.
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is read more
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is bestial.
