Tis not seasonable to call a man traitor, that has an army at his heels.
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Pleasures are all alike simply considered in themselves he that hunts, or he that governs the commonwealth, they both please themselves alike, only we commend that, whereby we ourselves receive some benefit.
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Humility is a virtue all preach, none practice, and yet everybody is content to hear. The master thinks it good doctrine for his servant, the laity for the clergy, and the clergy for the laity.
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We measure the excellency of other men by some excellency we conceive to be in ourselves
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Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why he should grant this, or that; he knows best what is good for us.
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