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One day unfolds it and one day destroys.
One day unfolds it and one day destroys.
Souldiers in peace are like chimneys in summer.
Souldiers in peace are like chimneys in summer.
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so
will pains.
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so
will pains.
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.
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
Revenge is sweeter than life itself.
Revenge is sweeter than life itself.
If all fooles wore white Caps, wee should seeme a flock of geese.
If all fooles wore white Caps, wee should seeme a flock of geese.
He who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.
He who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
