Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to read more

Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to th's first.

Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it doth singe yourself.

Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it doth singe yourself.

Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.

Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.

Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
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Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted.

A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.

A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.

With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.

With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.

Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing.

Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing.

He did not care a button for it.

He did not care a button for it.

It's a bold mouse that nestles in the catts eare.

It's a bold mouse that nestles in the catts eare.