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Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes,
For villany is not without such rheum.
Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes,
For villany is not without such rheum.
Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.
Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
They kindly leave us, but not quite alone,
But in good company, the gout or stone.
They kindly leave us, but not quite alone,
But in good company, the gout or stone.
A flatterers throat is an open Sepulcher.
A flatterers throat is an open Sepulcher.
You kick against the goad.
You kick against the goad.
He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
