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He who profits by a crime, commits it.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
The rust of the mind is the destruction of genius.
The rust of the mind is the destruction of genius.
To have done, is to hang
Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
In monumental mockery.
To have done, is to hang
Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
In monumental mockery.
If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.
If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.
Aske much to have a little.
Aske much to have a little.
Dull not device by coldness and delay.
Dull not device by coldness and delay.
He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40,
nor wise at 50, read more
He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40,
nor wise at 50, will never bee handsome, strong, rich, or wise.
Words pay no debts.
Words pay no debts.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
