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Love conquers all things; let us own her dominion.
Love conquers all things; let us own her dominion.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.
If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless
you have been sparing.
If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless
you have been sparing.
In the kingdome of blind men the one ey'd is king.
[In the kingdom of blind men the one read more
In the kingdome of blind men the one ey'd is king.
[In the kingdom of blind men the one eyed is king.]
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
Of a little thing a little displeaseth.
Of a little thing a little displeaseth.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]