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Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in read more
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in ours, some neighboring nation,
Taking advantage of our misery,
Hath stuffed the hollow vessels with their power,
To beat us down, the which are down already;
And make a conquest of unhappy,
Whereas no glory 's got to overcome.
A great fortune is a great slavery.
A great fortune is a great slavery.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
He carries well, to whom it waighes not.
He carries well, to whom it waighes not.
Good laws are the offspring of bad actions.
Good laws are the offspring of bad actions.
The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
For 'tis not good that children should know any wickedness.
For 'tis not good that children should know any wickedness.
Eloquence enough, but little wisdom.
Eloquence enough, but little wisdom.
