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Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
In every Art it is good to have a master.
In every Art it is good to have a master.
A white wall is the paper of a foole.
A white wall is the paper of a foole.
The Reverend are ever before.
The Reverend are ever before.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard.
It seems to me most strange that men should fear,
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
Will come when it will come.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
