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By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
You kick against the goad.
You kick against the goad.
A naughty child is better sick then whole.
A naughty child is better sick then whole.
Charity sees the need not the cause.
Charity sees the need not the cause.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
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Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted.
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
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The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he esteems your merit,
Is such a friend, that one had need
Be very much his friend indeed
To pardon or to bear it.
Get money, money still!
And then let virtue follow, if she will.
Get money, money still!
And then let virtue follow, if she will.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
