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. . . all who joy would win
Must share it.--Happiness was born a twin.
. . . all who joy would win
Must share it.--Happiness was born a twin.
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.]
Begging a courtesy is selling liberty.
Begging a courtesy is selling liberty.
Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears
Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears
Time stoops to no man's lure.
Time stoops to no man's lure.
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
A pittifull mother makes a scald head.
A pittifull mother makes a scald head.
