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Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
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.
Praise none too much, for all are fickle.
Praise none too much, for all are fickle.
If the braine sowes not corne, it plants thistles.
If the braine sowes not corne, it plants thistles.
What is the sin which is not
Sin in itself? Can circumstance make sin
Or virtue?
What is the sin which is not
Sin in itself? Can circumstance make sin
Or virtue?
The great put the little on the hooke.
The great put the little on the hooke.
Love and dignity do not dwell together.
Love and dignity do not dwell together.
