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The mind ill at ease, the body suffers also.
The mind ill at ease, the body suffers also.
He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife.
[He can give little to his servant that read more
He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife.
[He can give little to his servant that licks his knife.]
To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna.
To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna.
Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.
Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.
The eyes see not what is before them when the mind is intent on
other matters.
The eyes see not what is before them when the mind is intent on
other matters.
It is a pleasant thing to be pointed at with the finger, and to
hear it said, "That is read more
It is a pleasant thing to be pointed at with the finger, and to
hear it said, "That is he."
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful
with that which is agreeable.
He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful
with that which is agreeable.
Be this our wall of brass, to be conscious of having done no
evil, and to grow pale at read more
Be this our wall of brass, to be conscious of having done no
evil, and to grow pale at no accusation.