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It is success that colours all in life,
Success makes fools admir'd, makes villains honest.
It is success that colours all in life,
Success makes fools admir'd, makes villains honest.
Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.
Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.
Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.
Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.
Hee that learnes a trade hath a purchase made.
Hee that learnes a trade hath a purchase made.
The best bred have the best portion.
The best bred have the best portion.
A fair face may make a foul bargain.
A fair face may make a foul bargain.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
Waight and measure take away strife.
Waight and measure take away strife.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.