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No lock will hold against the power of gold.
No lock will hold against the power of gold.
Fortune favours the bold.
Fortune favours the bold.
Some men plant an opinion they seem to erradicate.
Some men plant an opinion they seem to erradicate.
Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.
Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.
Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]
Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]
We ne'er shall look upon his like again.
We ne'er shall look upon his like again.
Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.
Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
