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A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
The face, not the woman is the attraction.
The face, not the woman is the attraction.
Service without reward is punishment.
Service without reward is punishment.
God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.
God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.
The secret wound still lives within the breast.
[Lat., Tacitum vivit sub pectore vulnus.]
The secret wound still lives within the breast.
[Lat., Tacitum vivit sub pectore vulnus.]
Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
Corne is cleaned with winde, and the soule with chastnings.
Corne is cleaned with winde, and the soule with chastnings.
Revenge is sweeter than life itself.
Revenge is sweeter than life itself.
