Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.

Successful villany is called virtue.

Successful villany is called virtue.

And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
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And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
And far across the hills they went,
In that new world that is the old.

There are four kinds of people, three of which are to be avoided
and the fourth cultivated: those who read more

There are four kinds of people, three of which are to be avoided
and the fourth cultivated: those who don't know that they don't
know; those who know that they don't know; those who don't know
that they know; and those who know that they know.

A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.

A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.

Slow rises worth by poverty depressed.

Slow rises worth by poverty depressed.

Patience is sorrow's salve.

Patience is sorrow's salve.

Doe what thou oughtest, and come what come can.

Doe what thou oughtest, and come what come can.

It is hard to abstain from writing satire.

It is hard to abstain from writing satire.