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O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]
A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]
It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.
It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
The guilty are alarmed and turn pale at the slightest thunder.
The guilty are alarmed and turn pale at the slightest thunder.
The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.
The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.
The perswasion of the fortunate swaies the doubtfull.
The perswasion of the fortunate swaies the doubtfull.
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
They talke of Christmas so long, that it comes.
They talke of Christmas so long, that it comes.
