O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!

O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!

You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.

You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.

And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
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And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
And seem a saint when most I play the devil.

Every inordinate cup is unblessed, and the ingredient is a devil.

Every inordinate cup is unblessed, and the ingredient is a devil.

What is to be once resolved on should be first often well
considered.

What is to be once resolved on should be first often well
considered.

We ne'er shall look upon his like again.

We ne'er shall look upon his like again.

A little given seasonably excuses a great gift.

A little given seasonably excuses a great gift.

God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.

God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.

It is best to know the worst at once.

It is best to know the worst at once.