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Some evils are cured by contempt.
Some evils are cured by contempt.
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
Trust not him that hath once broken faith.
Trust not him that hath once broken faith.
There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
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There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
[There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]
To seek in a Sheep five feet when there is but four.
To seek in a Sheep five feet when there is but four.
While I am speaking the opportunity is lost.
While I am speaking the opportunity is lost.
Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
He makes no friend who never made a foe.
He makes no friend who never made a foe.
Who remove stones, bruise their fingers.
Who remove stones, bruise their fingers.