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 Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
 And thus the native hue of resolution
  Is sicklied read more 
 Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
 And thus the native hue of resolution
  Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
   And enterprises of great pitch and moment,
    With this regard their currents turn awry,
     And lose the name of action. 
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.
Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.
 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches 
and honour.  
 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches 
and honour. 
 He shall find the rugged thistle bursting
 Into glossy purples, that outredden
  All voluptuous garden roses.  
 He shall find the rugged thistle bursting
 Into glossy purples, that outredden
  All voluptuous garden roses. 
 Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
 Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.  
 Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
 Uncertain, coy, and hard to please. 
If God lived on earth, people would break his windows.
If God lived on earth, people would break his windows.
Simple is the language of truth.
Simple is the language of truth.