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A knavish speech sleeps in a fool's ear.
-William Shakespeare
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A Knavish Speech Sleeps In A Fool's

William Shakespeare
A knavish speech sleeps in a fool's ear.
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Do you take me for a sponge, my lord? hamlet: ay, sir; that soaks up the king's countenance, his rewards, his authorities. but such officers do the king best service in the end: he keeps them, like an ape, in the corner of his jaw; first mouthed, to be last swallowed: when he needs what you have gleaned, it is but squeezing you, and, sponge, you shall be dry again. rosencrantz: i understand you not, my lord. hamlet: i am glad of it: a knavish speech sleeps in a foolish ear.
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