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Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?
Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?
Get money, money still!
And then let virtue follow, if she will.
Get money, money still!
And then let virtue follow, if she will.
How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes ill deeds done.
How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes ill deeds done.
Every ill man hath his ill day.
Every ill man hath his ill day.
A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.
A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.
Every accusation against a fallen man gains credence.
Every accusation against a fallen man gains credence.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
