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Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.
Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge.
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
There are three waies, the Vniversities, the Sea, the Court.
There are three waies, the Vniversities, the Sea, the Court.
A handfull of good life is better then a bushell of learning.
A handfull of good life is better then a bushell of learning.
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
But scandal's my aversion--I protest
Against all evil speaking, even in jest.
But scandal's my aversion--I protest
Against all evil speaking, even in jest.
No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king read more
No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king so strong
Can tie the gall up in the slanderous tongue?
Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome.
Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome.
