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When men grow virtuous in their old age they are merely making a
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When men grow virtuous in their old age they are merely making a
sacrifice to God of the devil's leavings.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
He that plaies his mony ought not to value it.
He that plaies his mony ought not to value it.
My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.
My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.
As dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to this folly.
As dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to this folly.
Some men plant an opinion they seem to erradicate.
Some men plant an opinion they seem to erradicate.
Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.
Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.
A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
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A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
A daw's not reckoned a religious bird
Because it keeps a-cawing from a steeple.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
