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Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
In the kingdome of blind men the one ey'd is king.
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In the kingdome of blind men the one ey'd is king.
[In the kingdom of blind men the one eyed is king.]
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
Little do you know what a gloriously uncertain thing law is.
Little do you know what a gloriously uncertain thing law is.
Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
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Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
See their own feathers pluck'd, to wing the dart,
Which rank corruption destines for their heart!
No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king read more
No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king so strong
Can tie the gall up in the slanderous tongue?
All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault.
All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault.
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
May you never forget what is worth remembering, nor ever remember what is best forgotten
May you never forget what is worth remembering, nor ever remember what is best forgotten
