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Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
God complaines not, but doth what is fitting.
God complaines not, but doth what is fitting.
Why, then the world's mine oyster,
Which I with sword will open.
Why, then the world's mine oyster,
Which I with sword will open.
Loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud.
Loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud.
For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
To make any gain some outlay is necessary.
To make any gain some outlay is necessary.
The doctors gave her over--to an ass.
The doctors gave her over--to an ass.
A great fortune is a great slavery.
A great fortune is a great slavery.
