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If the crow had been satisfied to eat his prey in silence, he
would have had more meat and read more
If the crow had been satisfied to eat his prey in silence, he
would have had more meat and less quarreling and envy.
[Lat., Sed tacitus pasci si posset corvus, haberet
Plus dapis, et rixae multo minus invidiaeque.]
His conduct still right with his argument wrong.
His conduct still right with his argument wrong.
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed
Some people, however long their experience or strong their intellect, are temperamentally incapable of reaching firm decisions.
Some people, however long their experience or strong their intellect, are temperamentally incapable of reaching firm decisions.
Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.
Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.
He is well paid that is well satisfied,
And I delivering you am satisfied,
And therein do read more
He is well paid that is well satisfied,
And I delivering you am satisfied,
And therein do account myself well paid;
My mind was never yet more mercenary.
To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live twice.
To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live twice.
When Bishop Berkeley said "there was no matter."
And proved it--'t was no matter what he said.
When Bishop Berkeley said "there was no matter."
And proved it--'t was no matter what he said.
It takes two to quarrel, but only one to end it.
It takes two to quarrel, but only one to end it.
