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Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
They talk like angels but they live like men.
They talk like angels but they live like men.
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.
My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
Righteousness exalteth a nation.
Righteousness exalteth a nation.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
