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The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.
The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.
The great put the little on the hooke.
The great put the little on the hooke.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
It is sheer folly to tear the hair in grief as if sorrow could be
cured by baldness.
It is sheer folly to tear the hair in grief as if sorrow could be
cured by baldness.
The thread breakes, where it is weakest.
The thread breakes, where it is weakest.
Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
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Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks;
Arm it in rags, a pygmy's straw does pierce it.
He that serves, must serve.
He that serves, must serve.
To make any gain some outlay is necessary.
To make any gain some outlay is necessary.
