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There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.
[Lat., Fiat justitia, ruat coelum.]
Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.
[Lat., Fiat justitia, ruat coelum.]
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.
Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.
Loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud.
Loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud.
An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.
An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.
This is no time for staring about.
This is no time for staring about.
