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What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
Hope is a waking dream.
Hope is a waking dream.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
There's nothing makes me so much grieve,
As that abominable tittle-tattle,
Which is the cud eschew'd by read more
There's nothing makes me so much grieve,
As that abominable tittle-tattle,
Which is the cud eschew'd by human cattle.
Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.
Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.
A valiant mans looke is more then a cowards sword.
A valiant mans looke is more then a cowards sword.
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
A fool's wild speech confounds the wise.
A fool's wild speech confounds the wise.