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Above all things, be not made an ass to carry the burdens of other men if any friend desire thee to be his surety, give him a part of what thou has to spare if he presses thee further, he is not thy friend at all.

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Walter Raleigh
Died: 1618
Died: October 29
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The gain of lying is nothing else but not to be trusted of any, nor to be believed when we say the truth.
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A wandering minstrel I A thing of shreds and patches Of ballads, songs and snatches And dreamy lullaby!
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