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I am not now in fortune's power,
He that is down can fall no lower.
I am not now in fortune's power,
He that is down can fall no lower.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.
Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.
Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.
Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.
Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest read more
Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest thought.
The Court hath no Almanack.
The Court hath no Almanack.
A fault is fostered by concealment.
A fault is fostered by concealment.
Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.
Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.
