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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
If that you have a former friend for foe.
If that you have a former friend for foe.
Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.
Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.
A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.
A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.
It adds to the glory both of soule and body.
It adds to the glory both of soule and body.
The first blow is as much as two.
The first blow is as much as two.
Caesar's wife should be above suspicion.
Caesar's wife should be above suspicion.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?