Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!

Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!

But we are all men
In our own natures frail.

But we are all men
In our own natures frail.

A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.

A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.

Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust and hostility to evaporate.

Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust and hostility to evaporate.

Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.

Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.

Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.

Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.

All is not gold that glisters.

All is not gold that glisters.

At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
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At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
Tormenting himself with his prickles.

Concealed sorrow bursts the heart, and rages within us as an
internal fire.

Concealed sorrow bursts the heart, and rages within us as an
internal fire.