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He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
The War is not don so long as my Enemy lives.
The War is not don so long as my Enemy lives.
In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.
In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.
He that studies his content, wants it.
He that studies his content, wants it.
Cover your selfe with your shield, and care not for cryes.
Cover your selfe with your shield, and care not for cryes.
To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
Would you know what mony is, Go borrow some.
Would you know what mony is, Go borrow some.
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
