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A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory read more
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory means, than by fear.
Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.
Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and read more
There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and die ere middle age.
Stay a while, that we may make an end the sooner.
Stay a while, that we may make an end the sooner.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
And some condemned for a fault alone.
