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No hair so small but hath his shadow.
No hair so small but hath his shadow.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
Stay a while, that we may make an end the sooner.
Stay a while, that we may make an end the sooner.
We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
Fortune, delighting in her cruel task, and playing her wanton
game untiringly, is ever shifting her uncertain favours.
Fortune, delighting in her cruel task, and playing her wanton
game untiringly, is ever shifting her uncertain favours.
One ungrateful man injures all who need assistance.
One ungrateful man injures all who need assistance.
