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A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
Good Americans when they die go to Paris.
Good Americans when they die go to Paris.
It so falls out
That what we have we prize not to the worth
Whiles we enjoy read more
It so falls out
That what we have we prize not to the worth
Whiles we enjoy it; but being lacked and lost,
Why, then we rack the value.
The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.
The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.
In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you
embrace another.
In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you
embrace another.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
The more skilful the gambler, the worse the man.
The more skilful the gambler, the worse the man.
Shewa good man his errour and he turnes it to a vertue, but an
ill, it doubles his fault.
Shewa good man his errour and he turnes it to a vertue, but an
ill, it doubles his fault.
