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He who profits by a crime, commits it.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
Better is one Accipe, then twice to say, Dabo tibi.
Better is one Accipe, then twice to say, Dabo tibi.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.
The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.
No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
In vaine is the mill-clacke, if the Miller his hearing lack.
In vaine is the mill-clacke, if the Miller his hearing lack.
If the husband be not at home, there is nobodie.
If the husband be not at home, there is nobodie.
Let the worst come to the worst.
Let the worst come to the worst.
His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.
His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.
