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Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.
An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.
He is onely bright that shines by himselfe.
He is onely bright that shines by himselfe.
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
He who meditates a crime secretly within himself has all the
guilt of the act.
He who meditates a crime secretly within himself has all the
guilt of the act.
Circumstances alter cases.
Circumstances alter cases.
