Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!

Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!

And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
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And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
And makes it a sorrow to be.

What is to be once resolved on should be first often well
considered.

What is to be once resolved on should be first often well
considered.

O how full of briars is this working-day world.

O how full of briars is this working-day world.

Wine that cost nothing is digested before it be drunke.

Wine that cost nothing is digested before it be drunke.

Should anyone attempt to deceive you by false expressions, and
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Should anyone attempt to deceive you by false expressions, and
not be a true friend at heart, act in the same manner, and thus
art will defeat art. [If you would catch a man let him think he
is catching you.]

From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
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From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower of enjoyment.

Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.

Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.

Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.

Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.