To bee beloved is above all bargaines.

To bee beloved is above all bargaines.

Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
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Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted.

God keep me from false friends!

God keep me from false friends!

They are safe in their number and their close array.

They are safe in their number and their close array.

A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.

A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.

A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.

A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.

The doctors gave her over--to an ass.

The doctors gave her over--to an ass.

A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.
[A little wind kindles; much puts out the fire.]

A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.
[A little wind kindles; much puts out the fire.]

You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.

You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.