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Consider the end.
Consider the end.
Nothing pleases which is not freshened by variety.
Nothing pleases which is not freshened by variety.
Hath not thy rose a canker, Somerset?
Hath not thy rose a thorn, Plantagenet?
Hath not thy rose a canker, Somerset?
Hath not thy rose a thorn, Plantagenet?
However exalted our position, we should still not despise the
powers of the humble.
However exalted our position, we should still not despise the
powers of the humble.
The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
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A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
[A long tongue is a sign of a short hand.]
Love and businesse teach eloquence.
Love and businesse teach eloquence.
Everyone is a master and servant.
Everyone is a master and servant.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
The honied tongue hath its poison.