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Little losses amaze, great tame.
Little losses amaze, great tame.
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.
Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.
Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
Fall back upon a name? rest, rot in that?
Not keep it noble, make it nobler? Fools!
Fall back upon a name? rest, rot in that?
Not keep it noble, make it nobler? Fools!
Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.
Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.
States have their conversions and periods as well as naturall
bodies.
States have their conversions and periods as well as naturall
bodies.
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
