Keep thy foot out of brothels, thy hand out of plackets, thy pen from lenders books, and defy the foul fiend. (William Shakespeare)

Keep thy foot out of brothels, thy hand out of plackets, thy pen from lenders books, and defy the foul fiend.

William Shakespeare

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