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Time rolls his ceaseless course.
Time rolls his ceaseless course.
To counsel others, and to disregard one's own safety, is folly.
To counsel others, and to disregard one's own safety, is folly.
He that's long a giving, knowes not how to give.
He that's long a giving, knowes not how to give.
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.
In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome.
In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome.
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
There is a certain kind of pleasure in weeping.
There is a certain kind of pleasure in weeping.
Crime requires further crime to conceal it.
Crime requires further crime to conceal it.