Love all, trust a few, Do wrong to none: be able for thine enemy Rather in power than use; and keep thy friend Under thy own life’s key: be check’d for silence, But never tax’d for speech.
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From William Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well, Act 1, Scene 1. Before Bertram leaves for court, the Countess advises him to show goodwill, exercise judgment in trusting others, preserve friendships, and speak with restraint. Verified against the Clark and Wright edition on Project Gutenberg.
