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You will be melancholy, if you are solitary.
You will be melancholy, if you are solitary.
Good laws are the offspring of bad actions.
Good laws are the offspring of bad actions.
A little lett lets an ill workeman.
A little lett lets an ill workeman.
God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens,
and to rivers foords.
God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens,
and to rivers foords.
Time rolls on, and we grow old with silent years.
Time rolls on, and we grow old with silent years.
An angelic boyhood becomes a Satanic old age.
[Lat., Angelicus juvenis senibus satanizat in annis.]
An angelic boyhood becomes a Satanic old age.
[Lat., Angelicus juvenis senibus satanizat in annis.]
The property of others is always more inviting than our own; and
that which we ourselves possess is most read more
The property of others is always more inviting than our own; and
that which we ourselves possess is most pleasing to others.
Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his read more
Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.
Whistle, and I'll come to you, my lad.
Whistle, and I'll come to you, my lad.
