Duke Duke Why, every man among them has his price, Although, to do them justice, some of them Are quite expensive. Count Bardi [aside] Count Bardi There it comes indeed. Duke Duke So be not honest; eccentricity Is not a thing should ever be encouraged, Although, in this dull stupid age of ours, The most eccentric thing a man can do Is to have brains, then the mob mocks at him; And for the mob, despise it as I do, I hold its bubble praise and windy favours In such account, that popularity Is the one insult I have never suffered. Maffio [aside] Maffio He has enough of hate, if he needs that. Duke Duke Have prudence; in your dealings with the world Be not too hasty; act on the second thought, First impulses are generally good. Guido [aside] Guido Surely a toad sits on his lips, and spills its venom there. Duke Duke
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