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How well I feathered by nest.
How well I feathered by nest.
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!
Idle men are the devil's playfellows.
Idle men are the devil's playfellows.
When war begins, then hell openeth.
When war begins, then hell openeth.
Wine ever paies for his loding.
Wine ever paies for his loding.
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
The time will come when you will hate the sight of a mirror.
The time will come when you will hate the sight of a mirror.
Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.
Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
It is more blessed to give than to receive.