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With this there grows
In my most ill-compos'd affection such
A stanchless avarice that, were I King,
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With this there grows
In my most ill-compos'd affection such
A stanchless avarice that, were I King,
I should cut off the nobles for their lands,
Desire his jewels, and this other's house,
And my more-having would be as a sauce
To make me hunger more, that I should forge
Quarrels unjust against the good and loyal,
Destroying them for wealth.
If you have much, give of your wealth; If you have little, give of your heart
If you have much, give of your wealth; If you have little, give of your heart
The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.
The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.
Curiosity . . . endows the people who have it with a generosity in argument and a serenity in cheerful read more
Curiosity . . . endows the people who have it with a generosity in argument and a serenity in cheerful willingness to let life take the form it will.
Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look.
Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look.
The belly is the teacher of art and the bestower of genius.
[Lat., Magister artis ingeniique largitor venter.]
The belly is the teacher of art and the bestower of genius.
[Lat., Magister artis ingeniique largitor venter.]
We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.
We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.
Obliged by hunger and request of friends.
Obliged by hunger and request of friends.
How much easier is it to be generous than just.
How much easier is it to be generous than just.
