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The great would have none great and the little all little.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.
Gifts enter every where without a wimble.
Gifts enter every where without a wimble.
Present fears
Are less than horrible imaginings.
Present fears
Are less than horrible imaginings.
Women laugh when they can, and weepe when they will.
Women laugh when they can, and weepe when they will.
If Jack's in love, he's no judge of Jill's beauty.
If Jack's in love, he's no judge of Jill's beauty.
