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Every man's friend is no man's friend.
Every man's friend is no man's friend.
The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare,
And beauty draws us with a single hair.
Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare,
And beauty draws us with a single hair.
Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
All is well ended, if the suit be won.
All is well ended, if the suit be won.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
Idle people have the least leisure.
Idle people have the least leisure.
