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To place yourself under an obligation is to sell your liberty.
To place yourself under an obligation is to sell your liberty.
O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
Marriages are made in Heaven.
Marriages are made in Heaven.
Old Camels carry young Camels skins to the Market.
Old Camels carry young Camels skins to the Market.
If you believe everything you read, better not read.
If you believe everything you read, better not read.
With devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
With devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
Our content
Is our best having.
Our content
Is our best having.
Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
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Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks;
Arm it in rags, a pygmy's straw does pierce it.
He that marries late, marries ill.
He that marries late, marries ill.