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We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
To have money is a feare, not to have it a griefe.
To have money is a feare, not to have it a griefe.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
Miseries of which I was an eye witness and in which I took a
chief part.
Miseries of which I was an eye witness and in which I took a
chief part.
Fortune favours the bold.
Fortune favours the bold.
And last, the crown of a' my grief.
And last, the crown of a' my grief.
Amongst good men two men suffice.
Amongst good men two men suffice.
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.