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"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who read more
"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who on earth can say I am not pious?"
To place yourself under an obligation is to sell your liberty.
To place yourself under an obligation is to sell your liberty.
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in read more
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon,
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.
A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
Without favour none will know you, and with it you will not know
your selfe.
Without favour none will know you, and with it you will not know
your selfe.
What king so strong,
Can tie the gall up in a slanderer's tongue?
What king so strong,
Can tie the gall up in a slanderer's tongue?
The best manners are stained by haughtiness.
The best manners are stained by haughtiness.
