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He who profits by a crime, commits it.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.
Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.
When men grow virtuous in their old age they are merely making a
sacrifice to God of the devil's read more
When men grow virtuous in their old age they are merely making a
sacrifice to God of the devil's leavings.
With swimming looks of speechless tenderness.
With swimming looks of speechless tenderness.
Ill blows the wind that profits nobody.
Ill blows the wind that profits nobody.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
Neither shall the wave, which has passed on, ever be recalled;
nor can the hour, which has once fled read more
Neither shall the wave, which has passed on, ever be recalled;
nor can the hour, which has once fled by, return again.
A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.
A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.
Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to
break its way through hard rocks, read more
Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to
break its way through hard rocks, more powerful in its blow than
lightning.
