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The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.
The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.
Power seldome grows old at Court.
Power seldome grows old at Court.
There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
[There is no jollity but hath a smack of read more
There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
[There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]
He who has wronged you is either stronger or weaker than
yourself: be he weaker, spare him; be he read more
He who has wronged you is either stronger or weaker than
yourself: be he weaker, spare him; be he stronger, then spare
yourself.
What you don't know can't hurt you.
What you don't know can't hurt you.
Better do nothing than do ill.
Better do nothing than do ill.
Fighting without concert, they suffer universal defeat.
Fighting without concert, they suffer universal defeat.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
