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Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
Much money makes a Countrey poor, for it sets a dearer price on
every thing.
Much money makes a Countrey poor, for it sets a dearer price on
every thing.
Falsehoods border on truths.
Falsehoods border on truths.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
The ears that gape after secrets retain not faithfully what is
entrusted to them.
The ears that gape after secrets retain not faithfully what is
entrusted to them.
The Bathe of the Blackamoor hath sworne not to whiten.
The Bathe of the Blackamoor hath sworne not to whiten.
Time rolls his ceaseless course.
Time rolls his ceaseless course.
