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Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.
I will be correspondent to command.
I will be correspondent to command.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer.
The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer.
A true friend is tested in adversity.
A true friend is tested in adversity.
As many men as there are existing, so many are their different
pursuits.
As many men as there are existing, so many are their different
pursuits.
Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
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Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed.
Three helping one another, beare the burthen of sixe.
Three helping one another, beare the burthen of sixe.
Yeeres know more then bookes.
Yeeres know more then bookes.
