Quote#Wisdom
Thinke that is just; 'tis not enough to doe
Quote byThomas Randolph · 1605–1635
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Poems (pub. 1638), "Necessary Observations", Precept 2.
English (original)
Thinke that is just; 'tis not enough to doe, Unless thy very thoughts are upright too.
— Thomas Randolph
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