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Successful villany is called virtue.
Successful villany is called virtue.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.
What your glasse telles you, will not be told by Councell.
What your glasse telles you, will not be told by Councell.
He that knowes nothing, doubts nothing.
He that knowes nothing, doubts nothing.
Fortune favours the bold.
Fortune favours the bold.
Round, round, while thus we go round,
The best thing a man can do,
Is to make read more
Round, round, while thus we go round,
The best thing a man can do,
Is to make it at least, a merry-go-round,
By--sending the wine round too.
A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.
A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.
