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 Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
 And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!  
 Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
 And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice! 
 The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
 [The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]  
 The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
 [The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.] 
Little wealth, little care.
Little wealth, little care.
Keep not ill men company, lest you increase the number.
Keep not ill men company, lest you increase the number.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
They succeed, because they think they can.
They succeed, because they think they can.
Knowledge is folly, except grace guide it.
Knowledge is folly, except grace guide it.
'Tis easier to build two chimneys, then to maintaine one.
'Tis easier to build two chimneys, then to maintaine one.