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Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.
Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.
That which never has been, never is, and never will be.
That which never has been, never is, and never will be.
Hard toil can roughen form and face,
And want call quench the eye's bright grace.
Hard toil can roughen form and face,
And want call quench the eye's bright grace.
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and
hatred therewith.
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and
hatred therewith.
Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.
Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.
Are you not accustomed to look at home, when you abuse others?
Are you not accustomed to look at home, when you abuse others?
Variety's the very spice of life,
That gives it all its flavour.
Variety's the very spice of life,
That gives it all its flavour.
Old men go to Death, Death comes to Young men.
Old men go to Death, Death comes to Young men.
"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who read more
"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who on earth can say I am not pious?"