Three can hold their peace, if two be away.

Three can hold their peace, if two be away.

But when to mischief mortals bend their will,
How soon they find fit instruments of ill.

But when to mischief mortals bend their will,
How soon they find fit instruments of ill.

Jest not in earnest.

Jest not in earnest.

Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.

Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.

Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.

He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.

He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.

But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.

And what love can do, that does love attempt.

And what love can do, that does love attempt.

Don't promise twice what you can do at once.

Don't promise twice what you can do at once.