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Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome.
Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome.
Apollo does not always bend his bow.
Apollo does not always bend his bow.
A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.
A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of read more
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]
That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.
That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
The day is short, the work is much.
The day is short, the work is much.
One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.
One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.
