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It is best to know the worst at once.
It is best to know the worst at once.
Love, well thou know'st no partnership allows,
Cupid averse rejects divided vows.
Love, well thou know'st no partnership allows,
Cupid averse rejects divided vows.
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your read more
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
Speak the truth, but leave immediately after.
Speak the truth, but leave immediately after.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing read more
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
Time puts an end to speculation in opinions, and confirms the
laws of nature.
Time puts an end to speculation in opinions, and confirms the
laws of nature.
