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Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the
offence.
Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the
offence.
A little more than kin, and less than kind!
A little more than kin, and less than kind!
There is no man, though never so little, but sometimes he can
hurt.
There is no man, though never so little, but sometimes he can
hurt.
He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.
He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.
An excess of hoarded wealth is the death of many.
An excess of hoarded wealth is the death of many.
He that contemplates hath a day without night.
He that contemplates hath a day without night.
Patience is sorrow's salve.
Patience is sorrow's salve.
