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Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge.
Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge.
I hate all children of precocious talent.
I hate all children of precocious talent.
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so,
execute with vigour.
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so,
execute with vigour.
Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]
Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]
