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O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
Our owne actions are our security, not others judgements.
Our owne actions are our security, not others judgements.
[A woman] fiercer than a cubless tigress.
[A woman] fiercer than a cubless tigress.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
But who alas! can love and then be wise?
But who alas! can love and then be wise?
The day is short, the work is much.
The day is short, the work is much.
A feeble dart short of its mark.
A feeble dart short of its mark.
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.
