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Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.
Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.
Do not unto another that which you would not he should do unto
you.
Do not unto another that which you would not he should do unto
you.
Be not for ever harassed by impotent desire.
Be not for ever harassed by impotent desire.
This even-handed justice
Commends th' ingredience of our poisoned chalice
To our own lips.
This even-handed justice
Commends th' ingredience of our poisoned chalice
To our own lips.
You cannot know wine by the barrell.
[You cannot know the wine by the barrel.]
You cannot know wine by the barrell.
[You cannot know the wine by the barrel.]
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
Criticks are like brushers of Noblemens cloaths.
Criticks are like brushers of Noblemens cloaths.
He that studies his content, wants it.
He that studies his content, wants it.
