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No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.
No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.
He that once deceives is ever suspected.
He that once deceives is ever suspected.
The command of custome is great.
The command of custome is great.
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of
others.
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of
others.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.
The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
