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We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.
We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
Beasts of like kind will spare those of kindred spots.
Beasts of like kind will spare those of kindred spots.
At Court, every one for himselfe.
At Court, every one for himselfe.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
God comes to see without a bell.
God comes to see without a bell.
A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.
A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.