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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
The hard gives more then he that hath nothing.
The hard gives more then he that hath nothing.
He that tells a secret is anothers servant.
He that tells a secret is anothers servant.
The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
Bashfulness is an enemy to poverty.
Bashfulness is an enemy to poverty.
From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower read more
From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower of enjoyment.
Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent
are punished and the wicked escape.]
Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent
are punished and the wicked escape.]
