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Make hast to an ill way that you may get out of it.
Make hast to an ill way that you may get out of it.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.
Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy read more
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy ambition finds.
In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.
In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.
One eye-witness is better than ten hearsays.
One eye-witness is better than ten hearsays.
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who read more
"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who on earth can say I am not pious?"
