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Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
Seek not to inquire what the morrow will bring with it.
Seek not to inquire what the morrow will bring with it.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.
Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.
No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
There is no reliance to be placed on appearance.
There is no reliance to be placed on appearance.
