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Let not a god interfere unless where a god's assistance is
necessary. [Adopt extreme measures only in extreme cases.]
Let not a god interfere unless where a god's assistance is
necessary. [Adopt extreme measures only in extreme cases.]
That fair face will as years roll on lose its beauty, and old age
will bring its wrinkles to read more
That fair face will as years roll on lose its beauty, and old age
will bring its wrinkles to the brow.
I saw young Harry with his visor up.
I saw young Harry with his visor up.
Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.
Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.
Let all live as they would die.
Let all live as they would die.
And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
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And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
And seem a saint when most I play the devil.
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
Let your love be stronger than your hate or anger. Learn the wisdom of compromise, for it is better to read more
Let your love be stronger than your hate or anger. Learn the wisdom of compromise, for it is better to bend a little than to break.