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He that is fallen cannot helpe him that is downe.
He that is fallen cannot helpe him that is downe.
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
Let all live as they would die.
Let all live as they would die.
Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
To the inexperienced it is a pleasant thing to court the favour
of the great; an experienced man fears read more
To the inexperienced it is a pleasant thing to court the favour
of the great; an experienced man fears it.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king read more
No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king so strong
Can tie the gall up in the slanderous tongue?
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
