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Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.
Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.
None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.
Set good against evill.
[Set good against evil.]
Set good against evill.
[Set good against evil.]
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one
difficulty involves us in another.
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one
difficulty involves us in another.
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
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He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.
Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name
would smell as sweet.
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name
would smell as sweet.