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Set good against evill.
[Set good against evil.]
Set good against evill.
[Set good against evil.]
Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.
Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have
greatness thrust upon 'em.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have
greatness thrust upon 'em.
Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new.
Or wherefore trace, from what slight cause
Its source one tyrant passion draws,
Till mastering all within.
Or wherefore trace, from what slight cause
Its source one tyrant passion draws,
Till mastering all within.
No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
