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'Tis strange, but true: for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.
'Tis strange, but true: for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.
He that owes nothing, if he makes not mouthes at us, is
courteous.
He that owes nothing, if he makes not mouthes at us, is
courteous.
Love's mind of judgment rarely hath a taste:
Wings and no eyes figure unheedy haste.
Love's mind of judgment rarely hath a taste:
Wings and no eyes figure unheedy haste.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.
Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
For night owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.
For night owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.
Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.