So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt
But being seasoned with a gracious voice,
Obscures the show of evil? In religion,
What damned error but some sober brow
Will bless it and approve it with a text,
Hiding the grossness with fair ornament?
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A heart unspotted is not easily daunted.
A heart unspotted is not easily daunted.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
Let me play the fool;
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.
Let me play the fool;
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.
Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.
Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.
Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.
'Tis hard to be wretched, but worse to be knowne so.
'Tis hard to be wretched, but worse to be knowne so.
