And oftentimes excusing of a fault Doth make the fault the worse by the excuse - As patches set upon a little breach Discredit more in hiding of the fault Than did the fault before it was so patched.

William Shakespeare
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  1. Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

  2. Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.

  3. This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.

  4. The course of true love never did run smooth.

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