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He that seekes trouble never misses.
[He that seeks trouble never misses.]
He that seekes trouble never misses.
[He that seeks trouble never misses.]
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is read more
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is bestial.
Handsome features are a silent recommendation.
Handsome features are a silent recommendation.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
He makes a great row but does nothing.
He makes a great row but does nothing.
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of read more
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]
Wine-Counsels seldome prosper.
Wine-Counsels seldome prosper.
