Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.

Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.

I shudder when relating it.

I shudder when relating it.

Each must drain
His share of pleasure, share of pain.

Each must drain
His share of pleasure, share of pain.

Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.

Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.

I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still read more

I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.

Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.

Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.

They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.

They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.

Three can hold their peace, if two be away.

Three can hold their peace, if two be away.

A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
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A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
A daw's not reckoned a religious bird
Because it keeps a-cawing from a steeple.