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"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who read more
"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who on earth can say I am not pious?"
Fear not the future, weep not for the past.
Fear not the future, weep not for the past.
There is no law more just, than that he, who plots death, should
perish by his own craft.
There is no law more just, than that he, who plots death, should
perish by his own craft.
Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.
Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.
It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell.
It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell.
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
Nothing dries sooner then a teare.
Nothing dries sooner then a teare.
He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated,
even when most on his guard.
He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated,
even when most on his guard.
