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He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.
One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.
Craft against vice I must apply.
Craft against vice I must apply.
Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.
Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.
There was not a greater gourmand living.
There was not a greater gourmand living.
He follows his father, but with shorter strides.
He follows his father, but with shorter strides.
For man may pious texts repeat,
And yet religion have no inward seat.
For man may pious texts repeat,
And yet religion have no inward seat.