A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
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A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
A daw's not reckoned a religious bird
Because it keeps a-cawing from a steeple.

Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.

Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.

Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.

Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.

Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.

Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.

For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

Castles are Forrests of stones.

Castles are Forrests of stones.

Amongst good men two men suffice.

Amongst good men two men suffice.

Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.

Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.

A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.

A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.